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1.7 Energy, work and power

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Question 29

A nuclear power station uses uranium fuel to generate electrical power.

a.

Describe how the power station generates electrical power from the nuclear energy stored in the uranium fuel.

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b.

State one advantage and one disadvantage, apart from cost, of generating electrical power using nuclear fuel compared with generating electrical power using fossil fuels.

advantage: ………………………………………………………………………………… \text{advantage: } \dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots advantage: ………………………………………………………………………………… disadvantage: ………………………………………………………………………………… \text{disadvantage: } \dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots\dots disadvantage: …………………………………………………………………………………
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1.7 Energy, work and power Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /1.7 Energy, work and power

533 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 1.7 Energy, work and power, covering 1.7.1a Energy stores and energy transfers, 1.7.1b Conservation of energy, 1.7.1c Kinetic and gravitational potential energy, 1.7.2 Work done, 1.7.3 Energy resources, 1.7.3a Energy resources and electricity generation, 1.7.3b Nuclear fusion as an energy source, 1.7.3c Efficiency of energy transfer, and 1.7.4 Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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