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Which is an example of a fission reaction? Check all that apply.

Superscript 3 subscript 1 upper H plus superscript 3 subscript 1 upper H right arrow superscript 4 subscript 2 upper H e plus 2 superscript 1 subscript 0 n.

Superscript 239 subscript 94 upper P u plus superscript 1 subscript 0 n right arrow superscript 144 subscript 58 upper C e plus superscript 94 subscript 36 upper K r plus 2 superscript 1 subscript 0 n.

Superscript 241 subscript 95 upper A m plus superscript 1 subscript 0 n right arrow superscript 144 subscript 57 upper L a plus superscript 95 subscript 38 upper S r plus 3 superscript 1 subscript 0 n.

Superscript 13 subscript 6 upper C plus superscript 1 subscript 1 upper h right arrow superscript 14 subscript 7 upper N.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Fission reactions: the 2nd and 3rd only.

- Pu-239 + n → Ce-144 + Kr-94 + 2 n — fission (a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei + neutrons).
- Am-241 + n → La-144 + Sr-95 + 3 n — fission.

The 1st (3H + 3H → 4He + 2 n) is fusion of light nuclei. The 4th (13C + 1H → 14N) is a proton-capture/transmutation, not fission.