Wednesday 8 May 2013

7.19 understand that a chain reaction can be set up if the neutrons produced by one fission strike other U-235 nuclei

When split by a neutron, uranium-235 releases neutrons (as well as splitting in half.) These neutrons can then go on to hit other U-235 nuclei which then do the same thing, this will be repeated in a chain reaction.

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