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Name the particle that is most essential to continue the chain reaction during the fission of uranium
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- Electron
- Proton
- Neutron
- Positron
- Electron
Correct Option: C
Nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei), often producing free neutrons and photons (in the form of gamma rays), and releasing a very large amount of energy, even by the energetic standards of radioactive decay. Fission as encountered in the modern world is usually a deliberately produced man-made nuclear reaction induced by a neutron.