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Does fission occur in the body?
No nuclear fission occurs in the body.
Nuclear fission can occur in?
A critical assembly of fissile material
Can Nuclear fission occur in quarks?
Currently, it can't. May be it could be in future.
Why is fission important to the splitting of the atom?
The term fission generally means to split into parts. When we talk about splitting the atom, we generally apply the term nuclear fission to the process. Nuclear fission, the breaking apart of an atomic nucleus, can occur spontaneously, or it can occur as the result of the bombarding of a nucleus with radiation. Nuclear fission is covered in another related question, and it is linked below.
What process does uranium emit particles and rays spontaneously?
Uranium does two things because it is unstable. It will either undergo radioactive decay, or spontaneous fission. The processes have some general similarities, but are distinctly different. And both events occur naturally, though spontaneous fission occurs much less often. Additionally, both events result in the emission of particulate and electromagnetic radiation.
Where does the reaction occur in nuclear fission?
Nuclear energy
Does fission occur in the body?
No nuclear fission occurs in the body.
How does fission happen?
Nuclear fission, the fission or "splitting" of an atomic nucleus, can happen in two basic ways. One is a form of natural radioactive decay called spontaneous fission. The atom just "splits" apart. The other involves the absorption of a neutron, and fission can occur as a result of this as well. Both spontaneous fission and neutron absorption are described in separate questions here on WikiAnswers. You'll find links to them below.
Nuclear fission can occur in?
A critical assembly of fissile material
Can Nuclear fission occur in quarks?
Currently, it can't. May be it could be in future.
Why is fission important to the splitting of the atom?
The term fission generally means to split into parts. When we talk about splitting the atom, we generally apply the term nuclear fission to the process. Nuclear fission, the breaking apart of an atomic nucleus, can occur spontaneously, or it can occur as the result of the bombarding of a nucleus with radiation. Nuclear fission is covered in another related question, and it is linked below.
Does transmutation occur in nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission splits an atom of one element into two atoms of two different elements. This is not usually called transmutation. However, fission is accompanied by subsequent steps, which usually include transmutation.
What process does uranium emit particles and rays spontaneously?
Uranium does two things because it is unstable. It will either undergo radioactive decay, or spontaneous fission. The processes have some general similarities, but are distinctly different. And both events occur naturally, though spontaneous fission occurs much less often. Additionally, both events result in the emission of particulate and electromagnetic radiation.
Name two ways that nuclear fission is currently being used?
first it occur in nature and second it occur in power plant
Transmutation does not occur in which of these nuclear processes?
Transitions between various stages of electron excitement.
How does a nuclear disaster occur?
A nuclear disaster may occur when the radioactive materials are mishandled and which may lead to radioactive exposure or a chain reaction of nuclear fission, fusion. Most of these disasters are induced by the man made mistakes.
What are the consequences of nuclear fission for the earth?
The main consequence is the production of quantities of highly active fission products which would not occur naturally, and which will have to be carefully stored for thousands of years.
