Diagram Of Fission Reaction. The specific nuclear reaction may be the fission of heavy isotopes eg uranium 235 235 u. This process is known as fission see diagram below.
A nuclear chain reaction occurs when one single nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more subsequent nuclear reactions thus leading to the possibility of a self propagating series of these reactions. Today we are going to read and learn definition working diagram layout advantages disadvantages and application of thermal power plant. The reaction that involves the change in the identity or characteristics of an atomic nucleus induced by bombarding it with an energetic particle is known as a nuclear reactionthe bombarding particle may either be an alpha particle a gamma ray photon a neutron a proton.
The arrangement of particles within uranium 235 is somewhat unstable and the nucleus can disintegrate if it is excited by an outside source.
Atomic number is equal to the difference between the atomic numbers of the reactants and the products. 94 46 48 0. Complete the diagram to show how the fission process starts a chain reaction. In nuclear physics nuclear fission is a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts lighter nuclei.