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Yes, a chain reaction is all fission, just out-of-control fission. Usually, fission creates 2 neutrons per decay, but it is controlled by the fact that lots of neutrons get absorbed by U-238, which doesn't fission, unlike U-235, which does, and by the control rods, which also absorb lots of neutrons. But if these fail to contain the outbreak of neutrons, and the fail safes (which usually just drop the control rods totally into the reactor, stopping any chain reaction) fail, then an exponentially accelerating chain fission reaction can start, and once it starts, it's pretty much impossible to stop.
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When was fission reaction invented?
The first time a fission chain reaction was produced was in 1942
What term describes the reaction process in a fission reaction?
another name for nuclear fission is: E=MC squared
What particle is used to start nuclear fission?
In actuality, a spontaneous fission event begins a nuclear chain reaction. It kick starts a nuclear chain reaction. And a neutron from that fission will initiate another fission to continue and rev up that nuclear chain reaction.
What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?
It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.
If For a sustainable fission reaction each fission must produce exactly how many additional fission reaction(s).?
To sustain a fission chain reaction, each fission reaction must result in one more fission reaction. And that one should result in one more, and so on.
What type of reaction happens in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission
Is nuclear fission a chain reaction?
Not of itself, but it can be made to be.
Which describes what happens during a chain reaction?
Neutrons released during a fission reaction trigger other fission reactions.
An ongoing series of fission reactions is called a (n) .?
Fission and fusion reactions are chain reactions but in different ways. In fission reaction a heavy nuclei is bombarded with a slow moving neutron and this nuclei breaks to produce more such neurons along with generation of new elements. These slow moving neutrons are further used to carry out fission of more such nuclei. This is chain reaction. Fusion reaction are a different class of nuclear reaction in which small nuclei fuse together to produce bigger nuclei along with the generation of energy due to mass defect.. In fusion reaction lot of energy is produced and this energy is used to carry out further reaction. Thus both can be called series reaction.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
Neutrons released in a fission reaction can strike other nuclei and cause?
A chain reaction
What characteristics of a fission reaction makes a chain reaction possible?
The excess of neutrons produced.
