BOHR AND WHEELER'S Explanation of Nuclear Fission
BOHR AND WHEELER'S Explanation of Nuclear Fission WHAT IS NUCLEAR FISSION ? When the nucleus of an atom splits into lighter nuclei through a nuclear reaction the process is termed as nuclear fission. This decay can be natural spontaneous splitting by radioactive decay,or can actually be simulated in a lab by achieving necessary conditions. The resulting fragments tend to have a combined mass which is less than the original. DEFINITION: Nuclear fission, subdivision of a heavy atomic nucleus, such as that of Uranium or Plutonium, into two fragments of roughly equal mass. The process is accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy. Example of Nuclear fission: The splitting of Uranium-233 The splitting of Plutonium-239 CREATED BY T.ANGEL PHYSICAL SCIENCE
