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What language uses the word love to denote a zero score in a tennis set?

The score in a tennis set starts from zero, but English-speaking tennis players do not say "zero", but "love". No one can say for sure where such a strange designation came from.

There are many theories about this, and one of them relates this to a reworked French "l'œuf", which means "egg", since zero looks like an egg.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Atomic energy is energy derived from an atom. Every atom is made up of particles of energy. This energy holds all the particles of an atom together. Therefore, in atomic energy, the nucleus of an atom is the source of energy. This energy is released when an atom splits.

In fact, there are two ways to obtain energy from an atom. The first is a fusion reaction, the other is a fission reaction. In a fusion reaction, two atoms fuse together to form a single atom. When atoms combine, enormous energy is released in the form of heat. Most of the sun's energy comes from a fusion reaction that takes place in the sun. This is one of the types of atomic energy.

The second way is a fission reaction, or splitting. Fission occurs when one atom splits into two. This happens when atoms are bombarded with particles of atoms, for example, neutrons (it is part of the atom).

Not every bombardment of an atom leads to its splitting. Most atoms cannot be split. But the atoms of uranium and plutonium decay under appropriate conditions.

One of the types of uranium - uranium-235 (it is also called an isotope of uranium) is split into two parts when bombarded with neutrons. Can you imagine how much energy this releases? One kilogram of uranium-235 releases a million times more energy than the combustion of one kilogram of coal. A small piece of uranium can power an entire ocean-going ship, aircraft, or generator. As you can see, atomic energy can serve as the main source of energy for mankind in the future.

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