Base your answers to questions 82 through 85 on the information below.
Nuclear fission has been used to produce electricity. However, nuclear fusion for electricity production is still under development. The notations of some nuclides used in nuclear reactions are shown in the table below.
82 Compare the atomic masses of nuclides used in fusion to the atomic masses of nuclides used in fission. [1]
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nuclides used for fusion have smaller atomic masses
nuclides used for fission have much larger atomic masses
83 Complete the table
in your answer booklet that compares the total number of protons and the total number of neutrons for the hydrogen nuclides used for fusion. [1]
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Nuclide
Total number of Protons
Total number of Neutrons
1
H
1
1
0
3
H
1
1
2
84 Complete the nuclear equation
in your answer booklet for the fission of ~U bywriting the notation of the missing product. [1]
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1
n
0
85 Slate onepotential benefit of using nuclear fusion instead of the current use of nuclear fission to produce electricity. [1]
