Question

What is nuclear fission?

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Answer 1

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a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with the release of energy.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei. The fission process often produces gamma photons, and releases a very large amount of energy even by the energetic standards of radioactive decay.

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