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nuclear fission

Nuclear change in which the nuclei of certain isotopes with large mass numbers (such as uranium-235 and plutonium-239) are split apart into lighter nuclei when struck by a neutron. This process releases more neutrons and a large amount of energy. Compare nuclear fusion.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 15 - Geologic Resources: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources [2]

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