An Amount of Fissionable Material That Will Not Sustain a Chain

question 51

Multiple Choice

An amount of fissionable material that will not sustain a chain reaction is called

• A) a subatomic mass.
• B) a subisotopic mass.
• C) a subcritical mass.
• D) none of these.

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