When a few atoms undergo fission, they cause many more atoms to split; this process is called an atomic bomb.
These are called fissile or fissionable. Fissile isotopes undergo fission, producing sufficient neutrons of sufficient power that a chain reaction can happen, if there is enough of the isotope to support it. The mass sufficient to support a chain reaction is called critical. Atoms of fissionable isotopes will undergo fission when a sufficiently energetic neutron collides with them, but the neutrons they emit when they divide are either insufficient in number or insufficient in energy to sustain an chain reaction. There is a third type of material that can undergo fission, called fertile, which is isotopes that can be caused to capture neutrons, changing into fissile or fissionable isotopes, so the fission does not happen to atoms of the fertile material directly, but to the atoms of the isotopes they become.
nuclear fission is the process of splitting atoms.
The process of nuclear fission involves the coming together of smaller atoms to make larger atoms. During this process energy or heat is created by the joining of these atoms.
Fission
nuclear fission
These are called fissile or fissionable. Fissile isotopes undergo fission, producing sufficient neutrons of sufficient power that a chain reaction can happen, if there is enough of the isotope to support it. The mass sufficient to support a chain reaction is called critical. Atoms of fissionable isotopes will undergo fission when a sufficiently energetic neutron collides with them, but the neutrons they emit when they divide are either insufficient in number or insufficient in energy to sustain an chain reaction. There is a third type of material that can undergo fission, called fertile, which is isotopes that can be caused to capture neutrons, changing into fissile or fissionable isotopes, so the fission does not happen to atoms of the fertile material directly, but to the atoms of the isotopes they become.
The process which describes the splitting of a large unstable atom into two intermediate size atoms and extra neutrons is called nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process.
Chain reaction
A process called fission. Though it seldom splits then in equal proportions.
The nuclear reaction when atoms split is called fission. Fission is where atoms split into smaller particles or atoms.
nuclear fission is the process of splitting atoms.
The splitting of nuclei of atoms is called nuclear fission. This process is categorized as either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay reaction.
The process of nuclear fission involves the coming together of smaller atoms to make larger atoms. During this process energy or heat is created by the joining of these atoms.
Fission to be more specific its nuclear fission...
Fission
nuclear fission
the nuclear process that is going on in the sun is called nuclear fission, which is the splitting of atoms.