Nuclear Fission

Topic 4 - Atomic Structure
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    • Uranium nucleus absorbs a neutron and becomes unstable (1 mark)

    • Splits into two parts/ daughter cells (1 mark)

    • 2 or 3 neutrons released (1 mark)

    • Gammy rays released (1 mark)

uranium nucleus absorbing a proton and becoming unstable in fission process.
Uranium-235 nucleus splitting into two as part of the fission process.
Two or three neutrons being released from an unstable uranium nucleus as part of the fission process.
Gamma rays released from unstable uranium nucleus as part of the fission process.
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