Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Radioactivity

Radioactivity — practice question

(a(i))[3]

Explain what nuclear fission means.

(a(ii))[2]

State one advantage and one disadvantage of producing electrical power in nuclear power stations compared with electrical power generated using wind turbines.

(b)[3]

Use nuclide notation to set down the nuclide equation for this reaction.

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