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Yeah, I've heard that the heat from all the Uranium in the center is a big reason the core is still hot.
by BurningFrog 4y ago
Yeah, I've heard that the heat from all the Uranium in the center is a big reason the core is still hot.
- hutzlibu 4y agoYes, that is kind of the question in my head: is the core of the earth basically a nuclear reactor? And if not, why not?
- evanb 4y agoIt's not a reactor because the radioactive elements are sparse enough that there's no chain reaction. It's more like an atomic battery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery