Nuclear fission!

I will be explaining to you what is nuclear fission, which is a longer and more detailed subject so I hope it is easy to understand!

What is nuclear fission?

Both nuclear fission and fusion yield energy, however, they are two different methods of yielding energy. As i have said just now in my post on nuclear fission, nuclear fission is combine two nuclei to form a single, heaver nuclei. However, nuclear fission is splitting two smaller atoms that collide and combine to make a new atom. During nuclear fusion some amount of mass becomes energy just like the formula, E = m c². In other words, nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts which becomes lighter nuclei. While nuclear fusion does not occur on Earth, nuclear fission happens naturally everyday. One example of nuclear fusion is the fission bomb like the atomic bombs dropped in Japan during the world war II. Also, Uranium, constantly undergoes spontaneous fission very slowly. This is why the element emits radiation, making it a natural choice for the induced fission that nuclear power plants require. Thus, nuclear fission is very important in nuclear plants, providing the energy the nuclear plants need to generate power. This shows that nuclear fission is used in many ways.

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Citation/Bibliography
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