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Nuclear fission

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-008099

The process in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into two or more smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons and a large amount of energy. This process is typically initiated by bombarding the heavy nucleus with a neutron, causing it to become unstable. The energy released per fission event is on the order of 200 MeV.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-008099
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2519 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)
See alsoNucleus
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into two or more smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons and a large amount of energy. This process is typically initiated by bombarding the heavy nucleus with a neutron, causing it to become unstable. The energy released per fission event is on the order of 200 MeV.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
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  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2519 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/nuclear-fission/"
}

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