Question

in the mid 1930’s fermi bombarded uranium with thermal neutrons and observed the release of a large amount of energy. This happened because the heavy uranium nucleus split two light nuclei, and releasing two ot three neutrons along with a large amount of energy. What is this process called?
A. Nuclear Fusion
B. Nuclear Fission
C. Nuclear Synthesis
D. Nuclear Unification

Answer 1

B. Nuclear Fission