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What do u mean by nuclear fission? 
Asked by Sharmaharsh7626 | 27 Feb, 2019, 01:21: AM
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When a neutron was bombared on a uranium target, the uranium nucleus broke into two nearly equal fragments
releasing great amount of energy. Examples of such a reaction are
 
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The energy released (the Q value ) in the fission reaction of nuclei like uranium is of the order of 200 MeV per fissioning nucleus. 
Answered by Thiyagarajan K | 27 Feb, 2019, 02:54: PM
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