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Simple diagram of nuclear fission. In the first frame, a neutron is about to be captured by the nucleus of a U-235 atom. In the second frame, the neutron has been absorbed and briefly turned the nucleus into a highly excited U-236 atom. In the third frame, the U-236 atom has fissioned, resulting in two fission fragments (Ba-141 and Kr-92) and three neutrons, all with large amounts of kinetic energy.

Created by User:Fastfission in Illustrator.

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current12:38, 3 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:38, 3 May 2010309 × 482 (33 KB)Fastfissiontrying one more thing to see if the thumbnail rendering issue can't be resolved
12:34, 3 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:34, 3 May 2010309 × 482 (34 KB)Fastfissioncleaning up some very poorly generated SVG....
21:47, 22 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 21:47, 22 November 2009261 × 451 (23 KB)Wondigomacleanup
13:37, 28 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 13:37, 28 March 2009309 × 471 (35 KB)Pieter KuiperReverted to version as of 01:12, 31 December 2005
22:09, 31 December 2005No thumbnail (39 KB)Fastfissionstylistic improvements
01:12, 31 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 01:12, 31 December 2005309 × 471 (35 KB)Fastfission== Summary == Simple diagram of nuclear fission. In the first frame, a neutron is about to collide with the nucleus of a U-235 atom. In the second frame, the neutron has been absorbed and briefly turned the neucleus into an unstable U-236 atom. In the thi
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