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Spud's blog: Nuclear Reactors - How they work (part 1) Glowing Water, Nuclear Reaction, Nuclear Force, Decimal Places, Nuclear Reactor, Thermal Energy, Nuclear Energy, National Geographic Magazine, Kinetic Energy

I've always been fascinated by nuclear reactors. Even as a child, I was mystified by the blue glowing water I would see in the National Geographic Magazine. The whole notion of releasing enormous amounts of energy by gathering certain materials together in a small area is a bit mind-boggling. So how does a reactor work? First, a little chemistry, then a little physics. As an example of how nuclear energy is created, we can look at an atom of Helium-4, which contains 2 protons, 2 neutrons…

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Particle Accelerator, Nuclear Force, Nuclear Physics, Old Dominion University, Neutron Star, Push And Pull, Old Dominion, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Physicists

Most ordinary matter is held together by an invisible subatomic glue known as the strong nuclear force—one of the four fundamental forces in nature, along with gravity, electromagnetism, and the weak force. The strong nuclear force is responsible for the push and pull between protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus, which keeps an atom from collapsing in on itself.

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Solving for nuclear structure in light nuclei Auditorium Design, Nuclear Force, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Energy, Forces Of Nature, Physicists, Space Science, Science Art

In nuclei, all the fundamental forces of nature are at play. The dense region at the center of an atom—where the protons and neutrons are found—is a place where scientists can test their understanding of the fundamental interactions of the smallest building blocks of matter in the universe.

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