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Can electricity be generated directly from nuclear decay? It occurred to me that in alpha decay two protons fly off rapidly, leaving their associated electrons behind. If the alpha particle was ca...
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chris-barry
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2022-10-18T11:50:10Z (about 2 years ago)
- Can electricity be generated directly from nuclear decay?
It occurred to me that in alpha decay two protons fly off rapidly, leaving their associated electrons behind. If the alpha particle was captured, perhaps by a conducting shell around a lump of the decaying element then a usable current might flow between the shell and the lump.
- Can electricity be generated directly from nuclear decay?
- It occurred to me that in alpha decay two protons fly off rapidly, leaving their associated electrons behind. If the alpha particle was captured, perhaps by a conducting shell around a lump of the decaying element then a usable current might flow between the shell and the lump.
- The current is clearly going to be minute, but the potential difference might be high enough to provide useful energy anyway.
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chris-barry
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2022-10-18T11:45:20Z (about 2 years ago)
Electricity from nuclear decay
Can electricity be generated directly from nuclear decay? It occurred to me that in alpha decay two protons fly off rapidly, leaving their associated electrons behind. If the alpha particle was captured, perhaps by a conducting shell around a lump of the decaying element then a usable current might flow between the shell and the lump.