Physics
Grade-10
Easy

Question

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is called

  1. Fusion
  2. Fission
  3. Half-life
  4. Gamma radiation

hintHint:

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is called fission.

The correct answer is: Fission


    • The heavy nucleus splits into fragments of smaller sizes.
    • The phenomenon of the formation of two or more small nuclei is called fission.
    •  The unstable heavy nucleus is fragmented into stable nuclei in fission.

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