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mojhsa [17]
2 years ago
14

How one atom undergoing fission can cause up to three other atoms to undergo fission.

Chemistry
1 answer:
mamaluj [8]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

In order to initiate most fission reactions, an atom is bombarded by a neutron to produce an unstable isotope, which undergoes fission. When neutrons are released during the fission process, they can initiate a chain reaction of continuous fission which sustains itself.

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