Fission
✬Fission is the process by which a heavy nucleus splits into medium-sized nuclei. It is induced by bombarding a heavy nucleus with neutrons.
✬To compute the energy involved in the reaction, compare the mass of the reactants and products.
❃ Mass of the reactants:
235U= 235.0439µ
1n= + 1.0087µ
Total mass= 236.0526µ
❃ Mass of the products:
138Ba= 137.905µ
95Kr= 94.900µ
31n=+ 3.026µ
Total mass= 235.831µ
✬Note that the total mass of the reactants is greater than the total mass of the products.
(…to be continued…)
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