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What type of reaction happens in a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear fission
What is splitting of atomic nuclei?
FISSION. nobody on this website knows the answer..... SHAME
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.
What helps control the fission reaction in a nuclear plant?
The fission reaction is controlled through use of high neutron capture material as Boron, Gadolinium, Cadmium, ... etc.
Brakes are to a car as control rods are to a nuclear-fission chain reaction - true or false?
true
In a nuclear fission reaction a freely moving neutron?
In a nuclear fission reaction, a freely moving neutron undergoes neutron capture and initiates the nuclear fission of a fuel atom.
Where does the reaction occur in nuclear fission?
Nuclear energy
What is the most common nuclear reaction?
Nuclear fission.
What term describes the reaction process in a fission reaction?
another name for nuclear fission is: E=MC squared
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What is the role of control rods in a fission reaction?
what is the role of control rods in a fission reaction
