Nuclear fission
3 important questions on Nuclear fission
What is nuclear fission?
nuclear fission is the process of splitting the atom in which one atom splits into two or more smaller atoms. It is the process of an unstable atom splitting itself into two or more smaller pieces. The process of unstable to stable always gives energy release and this is also where the energy realize of nuclear fission come from
In which technical application is the energy release of nuclear fission used?
Nuclear powerplants, nuclear submarines and nuclear bombs.
What are the fissile elements?
fissile in Dutch is splijtstof. Fissile elements are the elements with atomic number from 90 to 100 are unstable enough to be provoked for example by adding some neutrons to it that will make them split.
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