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Nuclear fuels are bombarded by what particles to induce their fission?

neutrons


Nuclear fuels are bombared by what particles to induce their fission?

Nuclear fuels are bombarded by neutrons to induce their fission reaction. Neutrons are able to penetrate the nucleus of the fuel atoms and cause them to split, releasing energy and more neutrons in the process. This chain reaction is the basis for nuclear power generation.


Can Nuclear fission occur in quarks?

Currently, it can't. May be it could be in future.


How does nuclear fission create radiation?

Nuclear fission is the splitting of an atomic nucleus, which releases a large amount of energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles. This radiation can be in the form of gamma rays, neutrons, and beta particles, which are emitted during the fission process.


Two particles to start nuclear fission reaction?

Uranium-235 or Plutonium-239 are commonly used in nuclear fission reactions. When hit by a neutron, these particles can split into smaller fragments, releasing more neutrons and a large amount of energy.


The process in which each split atom gives up neutrons?

The act of an atom splitting is called nuclear fission. In nuclear fission where we see neutrons emerge with fission fragments, and we then see those neutrons initiate other fission reactions is called a nuclear fission chain reaction.


How is nuclear fission initiated in a nuclear reactor?

Nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor is initiated by bombarding uranium or plutonium atoms with neutrons, causing them to split and release more neutrons, which then continue the chain reaction.


What particle of the atom is responsible for the nuclear reaction?

Protons and neutrons, collectively known as nucleons, are the particles responsible for nuclear reactions in the atom. The strong nuclear force binds these particles together in the nucleus, leading to nuclear reactions such as fission and fusion.


Is energy released from uranium 238 when the atom splits?

1. Energy (heat) 2. Fast neutrons 3. Fission products (atoms of other elements of lower atomic weight, often very radioactive). All three are produced simultaneously, for every fission that occurs.


How do you use protons in nuclear fission?

Protons are not the active part in fission, they are just there. It is neutrons that determine the fission behaviour


A nuclear fission process in which neutrons produced by fission trigger more fissions?

nuclear chain reactionNote: there are also chemical chain reactions (e.g. polymerization), of course they involve no neutrons


What particle is captured by other nuclei in a nuclear chain reaction triggering additional fission events?

Neutrons are the particles captured by other nuclei in a nuclear chain reaction. When these neutrons are absorbed by other nuclei, it can trigger additional fission events, leading to a self-sustaining chain reaction.