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*When [[Uranium-235]] or [[Plutonium-239]] absorbs a [[neutron]], it becomes unstable and splits into two smaller daughter [[Atomic Nucleus|nuclei]] along with additional [[neutron]]s and a large amount of [[energy]].
*The released [[neutron]]s can induce further [[Nuclear Fission|fission]] reactions, leading to a [[Chain Reaction|chain reaction]].
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:left;" |A [[model]] showing a possible mechanism for induced '''nuclear fission''' resulting from the capture of a [[Thermal Neutron|thermal neutron]].
<math>{}_{92}^{235}U + {}_{0}^{1}n \rightarrow {}_{92}^{236}U \rightarrow {}_{36}^{85}Kr + {}_{56}^{148}Ba + 3{}_{0}^{1}n</math>
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*'''Fission''' releases a significant amount of [[energy]], primarily in the form of [[Kinetic Energy|kinetic energy]] of the [[Nuclear Fission|fission]] fragments.
*'''Fission''' is used in [[Nuclear Reactor|nuclear reactors]] to generate [[electricity]] and in [[Nuclear Bomb|nuclear weapons]].