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When an Atom of Uranium-235 Captures a Neutron, the Product

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When an atom of uranium-235 captures a neutron, the product, uranium-236, is unstable and splits into two lighter nuclides. One of these fission reactions produces cesium, rubidium, and 2 neutrons. Write a balanced reaction equation for this fission process.


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