CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 6(c)
Hence comment on the sustainability of using oil as an energy source for the next century.
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- 6(a)(i)Explain what is meant by 'nuclear fission'.[1 mark]
- 6(a)(ii)Sketch a graph to show how the binding energy per nucleon varies with the mass number of the nucleus. Show on the graph the approximate positions of carbon-12…[3 marks]
- 6(a)(iii)Use your graph to explain why energy is released when a heavy nucleus undergoes fission.[2 marks]
- 6(b)(i)Calculate the mass of oil used per day by the power station.[4 marks]
- 6(b)(ii)Calculate the mass of uranium used per day by the power station.[4 marks]
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