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6.2 Uses and hazards

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Question 20
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Energy is released when a uranium-235 nucleus splits in a nuclear reactor.

What happens to most of this energy straight after the nucleus splits?

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A

It is transferred to the chemical store of the new smaller nuclei

B

It is transferred to the gravitational store of the fuel rods

C

It is transferred to the nuclear store of the incoming neutron

D

It is transferred to the kinetic stores of the new nuclei and neutrons

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6.2 Uses and hazards Questions

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  2. /Physics
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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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