Nuclear fission.
The process in which each split atom gives up neutrons which in turn split other atoms is called a nuclear fission chain reaction.
Nuclear chain reaction
A nuclear chain reaction. This is what happens in a nuclear reactor.
Yes. Most hydrogen atoms do not contain neutrons. All other atoms do.
Atoms of all elements can have neutrons in them. Only the element hydrogen has an isotope whose atoms do not contain neutrons, but all other isotopes of hydrogen have neutrons in them. In the heavier elements the number of neutrons always exceeds the number of protons in the atom.
other atoms, some loose protons, electrons, and neutrons (which get attached to other atoms and change them) and energy.
Almost all atoms of hydrogen will have zero neutrons-- this being 1H, and other isotopes with neutrons are 2H and 3H.
Not always. Some atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are radioactive, whereas the other atoms are not.
The atomic number for an element with 54 protons is 54. For the atoms with 77 neutrons, the mass number would be 54 (protons) + 77 (neutrons) = 131. For the atoms with 79 neutrons, the mass number would be 54 (protons) + 79 (neutrons) = 133.
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
products of nuclear fission reactions
Nuclear power plants use a radioactive fuel, usually Uranium-235. This fuel is placed inside tubes inside a reactor. Inside this core neutrons are bombarding the Uranium-235 splitting the atoms which gives off a heat as well as other neutrons. Those neutrons go to split other atoms creating more heat and more neutrons. This loop continues creating heat and neutrons.