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6.2 Uses and hazards

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Question 7
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Stars such as the Sun release large amounts of energy from their cores.

Which process releases this energy?

[1]
A

Fission of uranium nuclei into smaller nuclei

B

Burning of hydrogen gas in a chemical reaction

C

Fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form helium nuclei

D

Fission of helium nuclei to form hydrogen nuclei

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6.2 Uses and hazards Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /6.2 Uses and hazards

48 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 6.2 Uses and hazards, covering 6.2.1 Contamination and irradiation, 6.2.2 Half-life and radiation hazards, 6.2.3 Medical uses of nuclear radiation, 6.2.4 Nuclear fission and chain reactions, and 6.2.5 Nuclear fusion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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