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Unit - 4.3 Chemical Bond, Valency and Radioactivity — CHEMISTRY STD 8 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8CHEMISTRYUnit - 4.3 Chemical Bond, Valency and Radioactivity1 Mark
Question
What do you understand by the following terms:
(e) Nuclear reactor
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Answer

Nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. They contain and control nuclear chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called fission. That heat is used to make steam that spins a turbine to create electricity.

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