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The process of splitting an atom into two nuclei with smaller masses is called _____.

a. nuclear fusion
b. transmutation
c. chain reaction
d. nuclear fission

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D nuclear fission, the process where the nucleus of an atom is split into two or more smaller nuclei. Nuclear fusion is the reaction of the combination of nuclei.

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