Nuclear Energy


During the twentieth century scientists have discovered how to unleash
the most powerful energy of all; Nuclear energy. The study of nuclear energy
began for the same reasons that most scientific studies are begun; to understand
more about the universe and the laws by which the universe works. The more
knowledge we have about the universe, the more we can control the world in which
we live.
Nuclear energy is contained in the center, or nucleus of an atom. This
energy is also known as atomic energy because its obtained from atoms,
unfortunately this is not a good choice of words (because many other energies
are obtained from atoms). An atomic bomb explosion shows just how powerful
muclear energy really is. Such as the underwater explosion of an atomic bomb at
Bikini during 1946. This powerful type of energy comes from many things such as
atoms and subatomic particles; an atom is a tiny bit of matter that has very
little weight. They are much too light......

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Title: Nuclear Energy
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