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What makes a fission reaction possible is that certain atoms are?
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∙ 13y ago
Fissile, that is they will split on capturing a neutron, releasing energy. Also if the fission releases more neutrons, as with U-235 and Pu-239, this gives the possibility of a chain reaction.
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What processes can be used to start a nuclear fission reaction in certain atoms?
Firing a neutron at the nucleus of the atom.
What is splitting of atomic nuclei?
FISSION. nobody on this website knows the answer..... SHAME
What causes fission?
Only certain elements are fissionable, or at least with practical means. The fission of for example the atom U235 happens when it is struck by a slow neutron, it splits, which is fission, releasing two smaller atoms and two or three neutrons (products). The products from the nuclear reaction weigh less then the original atoms. The difference in weight is converted into energy.
What means or force can the atoms in compounds be separated?
atoms can be split from a molecule in two ways: through a chemical reaction in which the atoms split off a molecule and re-form to make a new one, or by an induced fission reaction.
Compare nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion is the process of squeezing two lighter atoms together to make heavier atoms; nuclear fission is the process of splitting heavier atoms into lighter ones. In both processes, some of the mass of the original atoms are converted into energy; fusion tends to convert more mass into energy than fission does, so fusion tends to create more energy. Heavier atoms needed for a fission chain reaction tend to be unstable and radioactive, and thus the fission process tends to produce more radioactivity.
What is the nuclear reaction called when atoms split?
The nuclear reaction when atoms split is called fission. Fission is where atoms split into smaller particles or atoms.
What processes can be used to start a nuclear fission reaction in certain atoms?
Firing a neutron at the nucleus of the atom.
What is a reaction that occurs when uranium atoms are split?
Nuclear fission
How is fission reaction used to generate nuclear power?
the atoms split and cause a chain reaction
How do the masses of the atoms produced as a result of afusion reaction differ from the masses of the atoms that result from a nuclear fission reaction?
The products are very different.
What is splitting of atomic nuclei?
FISSION. nobody on this website knows the answer..... SHAME
What reaction occurs when uranium atoms are split?
In such a case nuclear fission occurs.
A nuclear reaction in which an atoms nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei and energy is released as heat is known as?
nuclear fission
What causes fission?
Only certain elements are fissionable, or at least with practical means. The fission of for example the atom U235 happens when it is struck by a slow neutron, it splits, which is fission, releasing two smaller atoms and two or three neutrons (products). The products from the nuclear reaction weigh less then the original atoms. The difference in weight is converted into energy.
The splitting of nuclei of atoms is called .?
The splitting of nuclei of atoms is called nuclear fission. This process is categorized as either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay reaction.
A fission reaction is similar to a fusion reaction in that both reactions involve?
-- changes to the nuclei of the atoms involved -- the conversion of mass to energy
What is the part of a nuclear power plant that undergoes a fission reaction?
The uranium 235 atoms in the nuclear fuel are what actually fission, or split into two other atoms. The uranium is in ceramic fuel pellets that are inserted into fuel rods, that make up fuel elements, that are in the reactor core that is located in the reactor vessel of the nuclear power plant. After the fuel has been in the reactor it begins to produce plutonium 239 atoms within the fuel which will also undergo a fission reaction.
