The Splitting of a Heavy Nucleus to Form Two or More

question 110

Multiple Choice

The splitting of a heavy nucleus to form two or more lighter ones is called

• A) radioactive cleavage.
• B) nuclear fission.
• C) nuclear fusion.
• D) radioactive merge.
• E) half-life.

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