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The high energy yields created by nuclear fission are due to
A.
binding nuclei.
B.
chain reactions.
C.
hydrogen bonding.
D.
secondary recovery.
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A. binding nuclei
When a heavy nucleus splits, the resulting smaller nuclei have a higher binding energy per nucleon. The increase in binding energy (mass defect) is released as kinetic energy and radiation (E = mc^2). Chain reactions multiply the number of such fissions but the energy per fission comes from the change in nuclear binding energy.
When a heavy nucleus splits, the resulting smaller nuclei have a higher binding energy per nucleon. The increase in binding energy (mass defect) is released as kinetic energy and radiation (E = mc^2). Chain reactions multiply the number of such fissions but the energy per fission comes from the change in nuclear binding energy.
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