how scientists get power from atoms?
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By power, i assume you mean "energy over time"\nWhen an atom such as uranium is 'split' by bombarding the nucleus with high energy neutrons, it forms two nuclei with lower masses than the uranium. There is, however, a mass defect - a "missing mass" that gives rise to an energy output via\nE = mc^2\nBy harnessing this energy, scientists can use it to generate electricity, a bit like in a regular coal-fired power station.\n\nThere! you finally know how to use Einstein's famous equation!!
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dont quote me on this its been a while since this was explainded to me. atomic energy is the energy created when atoms are split,and nucleur energy is when the nucleus of the atom is split.or something to that effect. nucleur power is more complex and yeilds more energ output than atomic energy which is why we use Nucleur rather than atomic
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the fusion of light atoms to make energy at near room temperatures. There was alot of hype about this several years back when a physicist claimed to have achieved cold fusion, but his results weren't reproducible and he was discredited. \n\nPersonally I don't see how it's possible even in theory how cold fusion could work, the energy just isn't available to sustain any sort of reaction at room temperatures.
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A molecule is made up of atoms.
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Chemistry develops the tools for other sciences.\n\nNeed a better conductor for high power physics?  You come to chemistry for purer Cu or somesuch.\n\nNeed a sterile medium for biological assays?  You come to chemistry.
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The science and technology of building electronic circuits and devices from single atoms and molecules.
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Your first paragraph is quite true. Tesla patented various methods for transmitting power using large resonators with local "receivers."  If you have a resonant cavity you can get pretty good coupling between source and receiver (microwave oven for example).  The general use for power distribution has its problems, not least of which is how do you charge($) the receiver?\n\nThe analogy of sympathetic vibration is valid.\n\nNot sure what to make of the magnetism bit.\n\nElectrons resonate - they may in fact be "resonances"\n\nOur entire electrical power system is based on Electricity and Magnetism so I think the answer is yes we can pick up energy.\n\nWhat may be missing is that we also have to provide the energy up front before we get to pick it up!
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Gaining an electron...
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what is the atom made of and explain how they work?
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In theory, yes.  You create a new element each time you add one more proton to the previous one.\n\nIn practice, there seems to be a practical limit to the stability of the artificial elements that requires exponentially increasing amounts of energy to create the heavier artificial elements.  And since these new elements are usually only stable for tiny fractions of a second, we can't hold them in place for long enough to pump another proton in.\n\nInstead, what physicists do is take larger stable atoms and smash them together, and then look for signs of new elements based on their expected decay particles.
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To put it simply,\nHydrogen fusion works by fusing two Hydrogen atoms into a Helium atom.  This process gives off a lot of energy, which is the source of the sun power.\nIt takes incredible heat and pressure for this nuclear reaction to occur, this is definatly not something you do in your back yard.\n\nFor more detailed info,\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion\n\nIt is quite easy to seperate Hydrogen gas from water in a process called "electrolysis".  By passing an electric current through water with a dissolved electrolyte, it is possible to split water into Hydrogen and Oxygen gas.  There are actually numerous other ways of producing Hydrogen gas, but non as well known as electrolysis.
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Every atomic fission releases excess energy in a variety of forms.  That excess energy is trapped by the reactor in the form of heat, which is used to generate steam to drive turbines which generate electricity.
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Neutrons can give a nucleus (the core of an atom) stability. They act a little bit like glue to the protons.
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Molecules are made of atoms
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Nuclear Fusion is when nuclei of smaller atoms combine to make a bigger nucleus and release energy. For example, 4 hydrogen atoms can combine to make one helium atom. A hydrogen atom weighs slightly than 1/4 of a helium atom though. In other words the helium that is produced weighs less than the hydrogen that we started with. That lost mass has been converted into energy according to Einstein's famous equation, E=MC^2.
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It depends on the mass.  Take a look at the graph in the source link. Elements with an atomic mass lower than that of Iron (or there abouts) generally must have energy added to the system to split it.  Conversely, those same atoms lighter than iron will release enegy when you fuse them together.  This is the property of nuclear fission.  It is how the sun works to create heat and light by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium atoms, and it is also the principle behind the H-bomb (the hydrogen bomb, or the fusion bomb, which is much more powerful than the fission bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima).\n\nIf the atom is heavier than iron, it will release energy when you split it.  Heavy elements like uranium and plutonium are unstable, and will naturally decay, releasing particles and energy.  If these high-energy particles hit other unstable elements--like more uranium--you can get a chain reaction, which makes decay happen more quickly.  Under controlled levels of uranium density, you can make this heat useful to boil water and run turbines and generate energy.  But if the density of the unstable element is really high, the chain reaction can take off uncontrolably, causing a nuclear explosion.  this is the principle behind fission bombs, like those dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.\n\nHydrogen bombs require tritium, which is a rare isotope of hydrogen that has two neutrons.  the technology behind nuclear fusion is more complicated than that behind fission.  Power plants currently use fission, but fission has the problem of producing radioactive waste.  Hydrogen fusion has the problem of being hard to control, although people are working on developing a fusion reactor to generate energy, which would be advantageous.
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Nuclear fusion is what you are talking about.  Basically smaller atoms (hydrogen for example) are smashed together under high energy to form larger atoms (helium for example).  In the process, a small amount of energy is given off.  This is the process that powers the sun, and if we could harness it, it would make a great source of electricity.  Anyway they have experimental fusion reactors, they just take in more energy then they give out making using them as a power source pointless.  They're working on that though.  Someday hopefully they can make a fusion reactor that gives off more energy then it takes in.