The Quantity of Material Required to Ensure That Fission Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

The quantity of material required to ensure that fission is self-sustaining is defined as

• A)the critical mass.
• B)the threshold mass.
• C)one kilogram of a radionuclide.
• D)the subcritical mass.
• E)one mole of a radionuclide.

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