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Chapter 5: Q. 5.41 (page 160)

What is nuclear fission?

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The fission reaction isU92233+01n鈫�54137Xe+3894Sr+301n.

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01

Introduction

Nuclear fission occurs whenever the nucleus of an atom breaks into lighter nuclei as a result of a nuclear reaction. Such decay can be replicated in a lab by achieving the requisite conditions, or it can be natural spontaneous separation by radioactive decay . The aggregate mass of the resultant fragments is usually smaller than the original.

02

Explanation

The breaking of Uranium-233is a type of nuclear fission. The equation for the reaction is as follows:

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