Chapter Objectives:

• Compare and contrast nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
• Describe nuclear fission reactions.
• Explain the role of plutonium in nuclear fission.
• Describe the Breeder reacton
• Discuss the advantages and limitations of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion as energy sources.

Chapter Terms:

• nuclear fission
• chain reaction
• critical mass
• Breeder reactor
• nuclear fusion
• thermonuclear fusion

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Chapter Outline Framework:

• Nuclear Fission
• Nuclear Fission Reactions
• Plutonium
• The Breeder Reactor
• Fission Power
• Mass-Energy Equivalence
• Nuclear Fusion
• Controlling Fusion

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