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URGENT!!!!!!!!Which reaction takes place in a nuclear fission reactor?

URGENT!!!!!!!!Which reaction takes place in a nuclear fission reactor?-example-1
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

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User PradeepKumar
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Answer: The correct answer is Option d.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nuclear fission reaction is defined as the reaction in which 1 heavier nuclei splits into two or more smaller nuclei.

As, nuclear fission reactors require a large amount of energy to split the nucleus, hence it is bombarded with a particle in order to star the reaction.

In a nuclear reaction, a large fissile atomic nucleus like Uranium-235
(_(92)^(235)\textrm{U}) or Plutonium-239
(_(94)^(239)\textrm{Pu}) when absorbs a neutron, it undergoes nuclear fission reaction.

Hence, in the given options, uranium-235 is absorbing a neutron. Therefore, the correct answer is Option d.

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