Atomic energy
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Atomic energy is energy produced by atoms.
- Nuclear energy, the energy resulting from potential differences in the nuclear force
- Nuclear reaction, a process in which nuclei or nuclear particles interact, resulting in products different from the initial ones; see also nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
- Nuclear power, the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity in nuclear reactors.
- Radioactive decay, the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles
- The energy of inter-atomic or chemical bonds, which holds atoms together in compounds.
The term originated in 1903 when Ernest Rutherford began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy.[1]The term was popularized by H. G. Wells in the phrase, "splitting the atom", devised at a time prior to the discovery of the nucleus.
[edit] References
- ^ Asimov, Isaac Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos New York:1992 Plume Page 125
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