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No. Nuclear fission is a process that involves the nucleus, not electron shells.

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Q: Does nuclear fission require a full electron shell?
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During a nuclear reaction what happens to the outer electrons?

In the case of a nuclear explosion they virtually disappear. The heat created in the immediate vicinity of the fission or fusion (fission-fusion) event is so intense (the energy is so great or the temperature is so high) that no atom can hang onto its electrons. The electrons are all "blown away" in the blast. As the blast expands and the energy "thins out" during the few minutes after the blast, the atoms will all recapture electrons through static means. In the case of nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor, the nucleus of either U235 or Pu239 splits up into two nuclei called the fission fragments. The total number of protons in these two nuclei is the same as in the parent nucleus, so they will require the same total number of electrons to form neutral atoms. The arrangement of the electron shells will be appropriate to the new elements formed. As there is a range of possible combinations of fission fragments there is no one answer, the shell arrangement for each element is different.


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The overall of an atom is a nucleus (protons and neutrons), and 1 or 2 electrons. The rest are for large atoms: an electron shell, electrons, an electron shell, electrons, an electron shell, electrons, an electron shell, electrons, an electron shell, electrons, an electron shell, electrons, an electron shell, electrons.


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Why alkali metals do not show 2 oxidation state?

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The outermost shell of an electron is called the valence shell. This shell may or may not have electrons.The valence shell is a part of the electron cloud.So your answer isYes, the valence electrons are located in the electron cloud.


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Is nickel electron shell full or not full?

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