Question

which of the following can provide nuclear power ? a. uranium b.copper c. aluminium d. manganese​

Answer 1

The answer) is Uranium.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option a.Uranium

• Uranium is the most commonly used fuel by nuclear power plants for nuclear fission.
• It is a heavy metal and the isotope Uranium-235 is widely used as fuel.
• This isotope is "fissile" i.e it can sustain a fission chain reaction.
• The fission of one atom of uranium-235 liberates 202.5 MeV inside the nuclear reactor.
• Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or many smaller nuclei.
• This fission produces gamma photons and releases a large amount of energy.