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These are called fissile or fissionable.
Fissile isotopes undergo fission, producing sufficient neutrons of sufficient power that a chain reaction can happen, if there is enough of the isotope to support it. The mass sufficient to support a chain reaction is called critical.
Atoms of fissionable isotopes will undergo fission when a sufficiently energetic neutron collides with them, but the neutrons they emit when they divide are either insufficient in number or insufficient in energy to sustain an chain reaction.
There is a third type of material that can undergo fission, called fertile, which is isotopes that can be caused to capture neutrons, changing into fissile or fissionable isotopes, so the fission does not happen to atoms of the fertile material directly, but to the atoms of the isotopes they become.
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What type of power splits atoms?
Atomic energy, also called Nuclear energy (since it is the nucleus, or core, of the atom that is split).When the atoms are split, the nuclear energy is a result of what is called Nuclear Fission. When the atoms are merged, the nuclear energy is a result of what is called Nuclear Fusion.
Is nuclear chain reaction is called fusion?
The idea of nuclear fusion occurring at room temperature is called cold fusion.
What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?
It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.
What is the double membrane surrounding the nucleus?
The nuclear membrane Actually, i think it is called the nuclear envelope.
What is the duplicated nuclear called?
Duplicated nuclear material is called chromatin.
What is a rapid series of nuclear fissions?
This might be called a chain reaction.
When a few atoms undergo fissions and they cause many more atoms to split this process is called a?
Chain reaction
What is it called when atoms are unstable and undergo a nuclear decay?
radioactive decay
The process is which each split atom gives up neutrons which in turn split other atoms and so on is called?
This is a nuclear fission chain reaction. An atom of fissile material spontaneously splits (fissions), and neutrons released in this fission event initiate other fission events. Still more neutrons are released, and they cause more fissions, and a chair reaction is under way.a nuclear reactionit is called a chain reaction.chain reaction
Why does an atomic bomb explode?
It explodes because it contains a critical mass of unstable atoms of a heavy metal such as Uranium-235 or Plutonium-239. When the nucleus of one of these large atoms is hit by a neutron, the atom splits into two medium-size atoms such as Barium and Krypton or Strontium and Xenon, and also releases 2 or more free neutrons and a burst of energy. This process is called Nuclear Fission. The free neutrons from one nuclear fission can then create more fissions, and a Chain Reaction is begun. More fissions release more neutrons which create more fissions which release even more neutrons, etc. If conditions are right, this chain reaction proceeds explosively to form a Nuclear Fission Bomb or "Atomic Bomb". If this chain reaction is slowed and controlled, then the nuclear fission produces heat energy which can be used to boil water in a Nuclear Power Plant. Rapid fission, nuclear bomb. Slow controlled fission, nuclear power plant.
What is a substances that undergo a chemical change?
Substances that undergo chemical change are called reactants.
What type of power splits atoms?
Atomic energy, also called Nuclear energy (since it is the nucleus, or core, of the atom that is split).When the atoms are split, the nuclear energy is a result of what is called Nuclear Fission. When the atoms are merged, the nuclear energy is a result of what is called Nuclear Fusion.
What is the chemical equation for nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is not a chemical process, you don't add chemicals together to get a resultant compound as in chemical processes. When a uranium nucleus fissions, you get two results called the fission products, which are two lighter elements, but there is a range of elements produced, not every fission produces the same result. If you look up 'Fission Products' in wikipedia you will get some idea. See link below.
Is nuclear chain reaction is called fusion?
The idea of nuclear fusion occurring at room temperature is called cold fusion.
What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?
It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.
What is the double membrane surrounding the nucleus?
The nuclear membrane Actually, i think it is called the nuclear envelope.
What is the openings in the nuclear membrane?
pores
