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'''Atomic energy''' or '''energy of atoms''' is energy carried by [[atoms]]. The term originated in [[1903 in science|1903]] when [[Ernest Rutherford]] began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy.<ref name="Asimov, Isaac Page 125">[[Isaac Asimov]], ''Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos'', New York:1992 Plume, {{ISBN|0452268346}}, Page 125</ref> [[H. G. Wells]] popularized the phrase "splitting the atom",{{Citation needed | date = November 2020}} before discovery of the [[atomic nucleus]]. |
'''Atomic energy''' or '''energy of atoms''' is energy carried by [[atoms]]. The term originated in [[1903 in science|1903]] when [[Ernest Rutherford]] began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy.<ref name="Asimov, Isaac Page 125">[[Isaac Asimov]], ''Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos'', New York:1992 Plume, {{ISBN|0452268346}}, Page 125</ref> [[H. G. Wells]] popularized the phrase "splitting the atom",{{Citation needed | date = November 2020}} before discovery of the [[atomic nucleus]]. |
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*[[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 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]]. |
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*[[Radioactive decay]], the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. |
*[[Radioactive decay]], the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. |
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* The energy of inter-atomic or [[chemical bond]]s, which holds atoms together in compounds. |
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Atomic energy is the source of [[nuclear power]], which uses sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. It is also the source of the explosive force of an [[ |
Atomic energy is the source of [[nuclear power]], which uses sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. It is also the source of the explosive force of an [[atomic bomb]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Atomic Age]] |
*[[Atomic Age]] |
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*[[Index of environmental articles]] |
*[[Index of environmental articles]] |
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[[Category:Forms of energy]] |
[[Category:Forms of energy]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 12 September 2024
Look up atomic energy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Atomic energy or energy of atoms is energy carried by atoms. The term originated in 1903 when Ernest Rutherford began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy.[1] H. G. Wells popularized the phrase "splitting the atom",[citation needed] before discovery of the atomic nucleus.
Atomic energy includes:
- Nuclear binding energy, the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom.
- Nuclear potential energy, the potential energy of the particles inside an atomic nucleus.
- 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.
- Radioactive decay, the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles.
Atomic energy is the source of nuclear power, which uses sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. It is also the source of the explosive force of an atomic bomb.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Isaac Asimov, Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos, New York:1992 Plume, ISBN 0452268346, Page 125