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Describe how the potential energy of uranium is converted into electrical energy in a nuclear power plant.
Fission reaction is exothermic in nature. So, when uranium is used to run the fission reactor, the energy released is trapped in the form of thermal energy. This thermal energy is used to boil water that produces steam. The steam released is used to run a turbine and the turbine converts it to electricity.
Chemistry 102
Chapter 21
Nuclear Chemistry
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love one. This is Ricky. And today, working on problem 53. So we're gonna walk through how the potential energy of uranium is converted into electrical energy in the nuclear power plant. All right, so first, yeah. Vision of uranium. This generates heat. Heat is carried two. Hey, steam generator. That steam pushes The turbine turbine activates the generator. So if this video is useful,
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