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Q: Why was the descovary that heavy elements undergo fission so important?
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What is the chemical make up elements of the sun?

hydrogen mainly, but there undergo fission to form helium (which undergo fission as the star approaches supernova producing the heavy elements like carbon)


An animals that undergo binary fission?

What kind of animals undergo binary fission


Animals that undergo binary fission?

What kind of animals undergo binary fission


Is true about nuclear fission?

Any nuclei of elements greater than one proton, ie; hydrogen, can undergo fission depending on the amount of energy available.


Fusion is to fuse as fission is to what?

There is no exact analog. Fissure would be the most strictly correct, but typically use of the word "undergo" is preferred.Examples:Heavy elements more easily undergo fission.Heavy elements more easily fissure.Fusions however works as well both ways.Lighter elements more easily undergo fusion.Lighter elements more easily fuse.


What organisms undergo fission?

An organism that can undergo binary fission would be a plan ol prokaryotic cell or a protozoan if you want something specific.


Can bacteria undergo binary fission?

Yes it can.


What do you understand by the term radioactive?

It refers to elements that undergo nuclear fission and, in the process, emit atomic particles (alpha and beta particles) and energy (gamma rays).


Why prokaryotic cells do not undergo proper mitosis?

because the undergo binary fission, as they have no cell membrane bounded structures or nucleus.


What type of cells does binary fission occur in?

An organism that can undergo binary fission would be a plan ol prokaryotic cell or a protozoan if you want something specific.


Cell division in prokaryotes is best characterized as?

a replication of the DNA strand followed by cell elongation and division.


When a few atoms undergo fission they cause many more atoms to split this process is called an?

When a few atoms undergo fission, they cause many more atoms to split; this process is called an atomic bomb.