Phenomena and Processes

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.

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Abstract

Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Fission, Nuclear
  • Fissions, Nuclear
  • Nuclear Fissions

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with NUCLEAR FUSION

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History Note

74(71); was in Cat H only 1971-81

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Previous Indexing

  • Nuclear Energy (1966-1970)

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  1. G01w.536w.485w
  2. N06.230w.132w.580w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nuclear Fission. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009680. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009680
  2. Nuclear Fission. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission
  3. Nuclear Fission. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11429