Science bits

• IC chips for computers are usually made of

  Silicon

• In the nucleus of uranium - 235; there are

  A total of 235 protons & neutrons

• Phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of a heavy nuclear is termed as

  Radioactivity

• Radio isotopes are

  Isotopes that are radioactive

• The age of the earth can be estimated by

  Uranium dating

• The process of fission occurs mainly in

  Nuclear Reactors

• Fission reaction takes place in

  A reactor as well as an atomic bomb

• Enriched uranium means uranium that has been enriched in isotope

  uranium - 235

• A breeder reactor is that which

  Produces more fissionable material than it burns

• The process by which energy is generated in the sun is the

  Fusion of Hydrogen