Question

Do nuclear power plants follow the first and second law of thermodynamics?

Answer 1

The answer is `"my word...."`

Explanation:

All chemical and physical process obey the laws of thermodynamics....and you will have to look at the definitions in your text....

To simplify, the first law says `"you can't win"`....and the second law says `"you can't break even either..."`.

In a nuclear power station, electricity is provided in the same way as fossil fuel-powered power stations....water is heated to give steam, the which drives a turbine, and electricity is generated. However, here, there is some conversion of the mass of `""^235U` to energy, and of course here Einstein's famous equation operates....`E=mc^2`...

`""_92^235U +1*"neutron"rarr""` `""_56^141Ba+` `""_36^92Kr+3*"neutrons"+Delta`