What Nuclear Process Involves Heavy Nuclei Splitting into Lighter Nuclei

question 4

Multiple Choice

What nuclear process involves heavy nuclei splitting into lighter nuclei?

• A)gamma decay
• B)beta decay
• C)breeding
• D)fission
• E)fusion

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Definitions:

Noncontradictory Propositions

Statements or claims that do not contradict each other, meaning they can both be true at the same time in the same context.

Nonequivalent

Not equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.; lacking equivalence or equality.

Obverse

The proposition that results from changing the quality of a categorical proposition and replacing the predicate term with its complement.

Contrapositive

The proposition that results from replacing the subject term in a categorical proposition with the complement of the predicate and the predicate with the complement of the subject.