Online Lab 12 : Nuclear Fission

Description

Learning Goals

• Describe how a neutron can give energy to a nucleus and cause it to fission.
• Explain the byproducts of a fission event.
• Explain how a chain reaction works, and describe the requirements for a sustained chain reaction large enough to make a bomb.
• Explain how a nuclear reactor works and how control rods can be used to slow down the reaction