| fission |
A reaction in which a neutron causes the nucleus of an atom to split in two fragments. This reaction also causes the release of energy as well as more neutrons.
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| fissionable |
the property of the nucleus of some atoms that allows them to split into smaller particles.
Ãâó: www.butte.cc.ca.us/~rslavich/classes/nr28/glossary...
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| fission |
A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus splits into fragments, usually two fragments of comparable mass.
Ãâó: www2.vo.lu/homepages/geko/atom/vocabul.htm
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