Nuclear Fission

Physics: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 5.1.10

Nuclear Fission

In nuclear fission, a neutron collides with a large nucleus. This splits 1 nucleus into 2 or more smaller nuclei.

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  • Which of the following are true of nuclear fission?

  • What is fired into a nucleus to cause nuclear fission?

  • Nuclear Fission

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