GCSE Physics OCR B J259

P5.3: How can radioactive materials be used to provide energy?

#P5.3.1

recall that some nuclei are unstable and may split into two nuclei and that this is called nuclear fission

#P5.3.2

relate the energy released during nuclear fission to the emission of ionising radiation and the kinetic energy of the resulting particles

#P5.3.3

explain how nuclear fission can lead to further fission events in a chain reaction

#P5.3.4

describe the process of nuclear fusion and recall that in this process some of the mass may be converted into the energy of radiation

P5.2
How can radioactive materials be used safely?
P6.1
How does energy transform matter?