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Physical Phenomena > Nuclear Energy > Nuclear Fission
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Energy-Generating Resources > Nuclear Energy > Nuclear Fission
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Energy-Generating Resources > Nuclear Energy > Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear Fission  

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Definition

  • Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.

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