Assertion: neutron bomb's energy | /r/HasProperty | released
Facets:
value: during the fusion process
type: TEMPORAL
value: from an atom
type: OTHER
value: during the course of a reaction
type: TEMPORAL
value: by bombarding the unstable uranium nuclei
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Scientists had theorized that energy would be released by bombarding the unstable uranium nuclei with neutrons.
text: Bomb explosion takes place when this energy is released.
text: There are two ways that nuclear energy can be released from an atom:
text: Kinetic energy may be released during the course of a reaction (exothermic reaction) or kinetic energy may have to be supplied for the reaction to take place (endothermic reaction).
text: A nuclear reactor works by using the energy that is released when the nucleus of a heavy atom splits.
text: The process of joining or merging two nuclei into one is called fusion and when light elements are used as the starting material, energy is released.
text: Nuclear fission of heavy elements produces exploitable energy because the specific binding energy (binding energy per mass) of intermediate-mass nuclei with atomic numbers and atomic masses close to 62Ni and 56Fe is greater than the nucleon-specific binding energy of very heavy nuclei, so that energy is released when heavy nuclei are broken apart.
text: Since it takes roughly five megatons of fusion to produce the same blast and fire effect as one megaton of fission": Same comment as before, neutron kinetic energy is still released eventually.
text: However, more energy is released during the fusion process, which causes a bigger blast.
text: Nuclear fission of heavy elements produces exploitable energy because the specific binding energy (binding energy per mass) of intermediate-mass nuclei with atomic numbers and atomic masses close to 62Ni and 56Fe is greater than the nucleon-specific binding energy of very heavy nuclei, so that energy is released when heavy nuclei are broken apart.