Easyphysics
GCSE - OCR 21 Century
 P3 Radioactive Materials

Did you know? 

The atomic bomb uses the process of nuclear fission while the hydrogen bomb uses the process of nuclear fusion.

 

     

 P3 Nuclear Fission

Syllabus Summary Questions Answers

       

    Specification reference

  • P3.3: How can electricity be generated? 
    .
  • P3.3: What can be done with nuclear wastes? 

    Learning outcomes

        Higher tier only
  • To understand nuclear fission and its consequences.
    .
  • To know that fission is used in nuclear reactors to produce

    electricity.

  • To know the types of nuclear waste and the disposal
    .
    methods. 

    Keywords:

  • Fission - neutron - uranium - nuclear waste - disposal.