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CHAIN FISSION
CHAIN FISSION
ScnMaster
fission (a splitting apart or dividing) of larger
atoms
such as
atoms
of
uranium
into smaller
atoms
such as
atoms
of
iodine
and
bromine
. This
process
can
be designed so that each
fission
will
cause
another
fission
,
thereby
setting off a
chain
reaction. The
atomic bomb
is an example of a
chain
fission
.
—PDC Volume 3 Approved Glossary