Question

Asha's mother read an article in the newspaper about a disaster that took place at Chernobyl. She could not understand much from the article and asked a few questions from Asha regarding the article. Asha tried to answer her mother's questions based on what she learnt in Class XII Physics.
(a) What was the installation at Chernobyl where the disaster took place ? What, according to you, was the cause of this disaster ?
(b) Explain the process of release of energy in the installation at chernobyl.
(c) What, according to you, were the values displayed by Asha and her mother ?

Answer 1

(a)Nuclear power plant was installed at Chernobyl where the disaster took place.
The causes of this disaster were deficiencies in the reactor design and in operating regulations.
(b) Nuclear fission.
(c) Asha has scientific aptitude and her mother was curious.