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Nuclear power plant

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(i) When fuel U-235 is bombarded with a neutron it becomes unstable and splits into Barium, Kryptqn and 3 neutrons with a lot of energy (200 MeV)
(ii) By using this energy, water is boiled to form steam .
(iii) By using kinetic energy of steam the turbine is rotated.
(iv) Then the kinetic energy of the turbine is used to rotate the generator and electricity is produced.
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