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An electron is fired into the reactor core containing the radioactive material, usually uranium, and as it hits the radioactive nucleus the uranium atom breaks down forming two daughter nuclei and emitting another electron (beta radiation particle) which continues as a chain reaction.
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What is the bullet that starts a fission reaction?
The bullet that starts a fission reaction is a neutron. When a neutron collides with the nucleus of a fissile isotope, such as uranium-235, it can induce the nucleus to undergo fission, releasing more neutrons and a large amount of energy.
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.
For a sustainable fission reaction each fission must produce exactly additional fission reaction(s).?
A stable nuclear fission reaction will be sustained if every fission produces one additional fission reaction.
How was the little boy bomb triggered?
It used 2 pieces of 93.5% enriched Uranium-235: the target and the bullet at opposite ends of a cannon barrel. Cordite propelled the bullet down the barrel to the target. Once at the target, creating a supercritical mass, the bullet crushed the neutron source which generated a pulse of neutrons (about 10 in the time to set off the bomb).For more details see The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.
When was fission reaction invented?
The first time a fission chain reaction was produced was in 1942
For a chain reaction to occur each vision must produce at least more fission reaction Apex?
In a chain reaction, each fission reaction must produce at least one additional fission reaction to sustain the reaction. This is necessary to achieve a self-sustaining nuclear reaction where each fission event leads to more fission events, releasing energy in the process. Without this multiplication of fission reactions, the chain reaction would not be able to continue and sustain itself.
Is reaction on sun a fusion or fission?
fission..sup
For a chain reaction occur each fission must produce at least ____more fission reaction?
For a chain reaction to occur, each fission must produce at least one more fission reaction. This leads to a self-sustaining reaction where each fission event triggers more fission events, resulting in a continuous release of energy.
What term describes the reaction process in a fission reaction?
another name for nuclear fission is: E=MC squared
Where does the energy come from in a nuclear fission reaction?
In a nuclear fission reaction, the energy comes from the splitting of atomic nuclei.
What is an example of uncontrolled nuclear fission reaction?
Atomic fission bomb.
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.
