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    Nuclear fission is the process where a heavy nucleus splits into smaller fragments, releasing a large amount of energy. When a uranium-235 atom is bombarded with a neutron, it splits into lighter nuclei like barium and krypton, releasing neutrons through beta and gamma decay. Each fission reaction can produce 2-3 neutrons, allowing the reaction to become a self-sustaining chain reaction that releases huge amounts of energy, as seen in atomic bombs where neutrons cause uranium-235 nuclei to undergo fission.

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    Nuclear fission is the process where a heavy nucleus splits into smaller fragments, releasing a large amount of energy. When a uranium-235 atom is bombarded with a neutron, it splits into lighter nuclei like barium and krypton, releasing neutrons through beta and gamma decay. Each fission reaction can produce 2-3 neutrons, allowing the reaction to become a self-sustaining chain reaction that releases huge amounts of energy, as seen in atomic bombs where neutrons cause uranium-235 nuclei to undergo fission.

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    Nuclear fission is the process where a heavy nucleus splits into smaller fragments, releasing a large amount of energy. When a uranium-235 atom is bombarded with a neutron, it splits into lighter nuclei like barium and krypton, releasing neutrons through beta and gamma decay. Each fission reaction can produce 2-3 neutrons, allowing the reaction to become a self-sustaining chain reaction that releases huge amounts of energy, as seen in atomic bombs where neutrons cause uranium-235 nuclei to undergo fission.

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    HAWWA JEE GIRLS COLLEGE INTERMEDIATE

    XII PHYSICS NOTES

    FISSION REACTION
    Definition:
    The process of splitting of a heavy nucleus into small fragments is called nuclear fission.
    In this process a large amount of energy is released.

    When Uranium-235 atom is bombarded with a neutron, it splits into two lighter nuclei
    Barium and Krypton. Each fission reaction take place in certain nuclei .the fragments
    formed releases neutron and goes into beta decay which is accomplished by gamma
    decay. One fission reaction can produce 2 to 3 neutron per fission reaction. Hence if the
    number of neutron is allowed to increase, the process of fission reaction become
    automatically faster and faster. This is called chain reaction.

    A typical type of fission reaction take places in atomic bomb when a neutron enters in
    nuclei of 92U235 . This result in releases of huge amount of energy due to mass defect
    conservation in parent nuclei and daughter nuclei.

    Lecturer : Miss Izzah Subject : XI Physics Notes

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