The Smallest Amount of a Fissionable Material That Will Give

question 116

Multiple Choice

The smallest amount of a fissionable material that will give a self-sustaining chain reaction is called the

• A) mass defect.
• B) mass number.
• C) atomic mass.
• D) critical mass.

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