What is the sequence of energy transformations that occur in a nuclear reactor?

a. nuclear energy to mechanical energy to thermal energy to electrical energy.

b. nuclear energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy.

c. thermal energy to nuclear energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy.

d. electrical energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy to nuclear energy.

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Veronica Jordan

Physics

17 August, 21:30

What is the sequence of energy transformations that occur in a nuclear reactor?

a. nuclear energy to mechanical energy to thermal energy to electrical energy.

b. nuclear energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy.

c. thermal energy to nuclear energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy.

d. electrical energy to thermal energy to mechanical energy to nuclear energy.

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Arabella Wilcox · Answer 1

Nuclear reactions release energy used to heat steam which spins a turbine to generate electrical energy. Thus,

B. nuclear to thermal to mechanical to electrical