Nuclear Fission Reaction

What is Energy?

The term ‘Energy’ refers to the capacity or ability to do work. Kinetic energy, electrical energy, thermal energy, potential energy, chemical energy, nuclear energy, and other types of energy exist. All sources of energy are related to motion. Kinetic Energy, for example, is connected with any moving object or body....

Non-Conventional Sources of Energy

The Sun is the ultimate source of energy on our planet and all other examples that are mentioned above are obtained either directly or indirectly from the sun. For example, the wind energy that we obtain from the winds and the winds is produced by the unequal heating of two different regions of the surface of the earth. Thus, we can use these sources of energy till our earth receives light from the sun, which is there for the next millions of years. This is also the reason why non-conventional sources of energy are also called renewable sources of energy as every day these energies are getting renewed in nature....

Solar Energy

The sun is the biggest source of energy that we have, it’s radiating very high energy constantly for a very long time and will continue to do so. The energy we obtain from the sun is called solar energy....

Wind Energy

The energy obtained from the wind is called wind energy. The wind contains kinetic energy which can be used to harness energy by converting it to mechanical energy by the use of wind mill. Although wind energy has been used by us for a long time,  it was used in propelling the sails of the ship in ancient times....

Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is the heat energy possessed by the rocks inside the earth. The places where the rocks inside the hot is very hot are called hotspots....

Biomass Energy

First, understand what is Biomass. The waste and the dead remains of living animals, and plants are called biomass. They contain carbon compounds. The chemical energy stored in them is called bio-mass energy. This form of energy being used by humans from a very early age. Humans burn wood and cattle dung for cooking for a very long time and are continuing to this date. But this method is not very beneficial as it releases harmful gases into the atmosphere....

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy is the energy produce when one heavy nucleus splits into two light nuclei or two light nuclei fuse into one heavy nucleus producing an enormous amount of energy in the form of heat and light....

Nuclear Fission Reaction

We have seen the definition of nuclear fission which says that in a fission reaction, one heavy nucleus splits into two light nuclei and produces a high amount of energy and neutrons along with it. These neutrons go and hit the other atoms of Uranium (or plutonium) and thus the chain reaction continues and each of these reactions emits a huge amount of energy in the form of heat and light. This is the reason why nuclear reactions are uncontrollable. Now, let’s understand how electricity is being produced by the nuclear power plant....

Non-Conventional Sources of Energy – FAQs

What are non-conventional sources of energy?...