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Measuring and Detecting Radioactivity

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Define nuclear fission?

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Bradley Jenkins


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Ayesha Saleem

Hi Bradley! Nuclear fission is when you have a nucleus of an atom that splits into 2 or more smaller nuclei, which also produces a lot of energy.

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Mahmoud Mrihel

The splitting of a large and unstable nucleus (e.g., Uranium or Plutonium) into two smaller, more stable nuclei as well as producing three more neutrons and radiation in the form of gamma rays.

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