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sources of energy — Science STD 10 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Sciencesources of energy2 Marks
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What are the advantages of nuclear energy?
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  • The advantages of nuclear energy are:
  • $(1)$ It produces much more energy than the other conventional sources.
  • For example, the fission of an atom of uranium produces $10$ million times the energy produced by the combustion of an atom of carbon from coal.
  • $(2)$ As compared to the space required to harness hydro energy, thermal energy, etc. less space is required to harness nuclear energy.

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