When chlorine (in any form) is added to water, a weak acid called. Hypochlorous acid is produced. It is this acid, not the chlorine, which gives water its ability to. oxidize and disinfect. Proper chlorination and filtration give pool water its clear, sparkling. appearance. Chlorine exists as a solid, a liquid and a gas. The strength of each type is determined by the amount of.
How Nuclear Plants Generate Electricity. Nuclear plants, like plants that burn coal, oil and natural gas, produce electricity by boiling water into steam. This steam then turns turbines to produce electricity. The difference is that nuclear plants do not burn anything. Instead, they use uranium fuel, consisting of solid ceramic pellets, to produce electricity through a process called fission. Nuclear power plants obtain the heat needed to produce steam through a physical process. This process, called fission, entails the splitting of atoms of uranium in a nuclear reactor. The uranium fuel consists of small, hard ceramic pellets that are packaged into long, vertical tubes. Bundles of this fuel are inserted into the reactor.
Nuclear fission is used to generate electricity in our nuclear power plants. Fission occurs when uranium nuclei are bombarded with neutrons. The neutrons hit and split the uranium nuclei into fragments. The fission releases a lot of energy and other neutrons as well.