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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

What is Nuclear Fission ?

Nuclear Fission releases energy by splitting large nuclei such as uranium and plutonium. To spilt the nuclei , neutrons are fired as it. As they crash into it, they split off more neutrons, which bombard other nuclei , setting off a chain reaction.
Nuclear fission involves firing a neutron(yellow ball) at a nucleus of uranium or plutonium. When the nuclei splits, it fires out more neutrons, which split more nuclei, creating a chain reaction.

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