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Atoms that naturally undergo nuclear fissions are called?
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.
When uranium atoms split what is it called?
When uranium atoms split, it is called nuclear fission. This process releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation.
What is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called?
nuclear fission
What is the process in which large atoms are broken apart?
The process in which large atoms are broken apart is called nuclear fission. This occurs when the nucleus of an atom splits into two or lighter nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy. Nuclear fission is used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
Can atoms explode?
Atoms themselves cannot explode, as they are the building blocks of matter. However, when atoms undergo a nuclear reaction or fission/fusion process, they can release a tremendous amount of energy in the form of an explosion.
Atoms that naturally undergo nuclear fissions are called?
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.
What process takes place when uranium -235 splits into two smaller nuclei plus neutrons?
The process is called nuclear fission. When uranium-235 splits, it releases a large amount of energy along with smaller nuclei and multiple neutrons. This chain reaction continues as these neutrons can cause additional uranium-235 atoms to undergo fission.
When uranium atoms split what is it called?
When uranium atoms split, it is called nuclear fission. This process releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation.
When a few atoms undergo fissions and they cause many more atoms to split this process is called a?
Chain reaction
What can split atoms in half?
A process called fission. Though it seldom splits then in equal proportions.
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.
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.
What is the splitting of an atoms nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called?
nuclear fission
What is the process in which large atoms are broken apart?
The process in which large atoms are broken apart is called nuclear fission. This occurs when the nucleus of an atom splits into two or lighter nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy. Nuclear fission is used in nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons.
The process by which describe the splitting of a large unstable atom into two intermediate size atoms and extra neutrons is called?
Fission to be more specific its nuclear fission...
A nuclear reaction in which the nuclei of atoms join together is called fission true or false?
False. A nuclear reaction in which the nuclei of atoms join together is called fusion, not fission. Fusion is the process that powers the sun and hydrogen bombs. Fission, on the other hand, is when the nucleus of an atom is split into two or more smaller nuclei.
To produce energy nuclear power plants use a process called?
nuclear fission. This process involves splitting atoms to release energy in the form of heat, which is then used to generate electricity.
