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Nuclear Fission: Discovery and Process by AshMere Montesines is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Nuclear fission was discovered in 1938 when German scientists observed that bombarding uranium with neutrons produced smaller nuclei. This process of splitting uranium nuclei was called nuclear fission. When a uranium-235 nucleus absorbs a neutron, it becomes unstable and splits into fragments and releases 3 neutrons and a large amount of energy. This can create a self-sustaining chain reaction that is harnessed in nuclear reactors to generate electricity. Nuclear power plants use controlled fission reactio
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- AshMere Montesines
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- EN