Question

What is multiplication factor of a fission reaction?

Answer 1

A criticality factor or effectivemultiplication factor (k) is defined to denote the relative number of neutrons produced in successive fission events. In effect, 'k' is the ratio of number of neutrons produced by fission in one generation to the number of neutrons produced by fission in the preceding generation.

Answer 2

Answer:

The condition for a chain reaction is usually expressed in terms of a multiplication factor, k, which is defined as the ratio of the number of fissions produced in one step (or neutron generation) in the chain to the number of fissions in the preceding generation.

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