Question

${}_{92}{U}^{235}+{}_0{n}^1\to {}_{38}S{r}^{92}+{}_{54}X{e}^{141}+2{}_0{n}^1$.
The above reaction is an example of:

• A. uranium fusion
• B. uranium fission
• C. artificial transmutation
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B uranium fission

A slow neutron can be captured by a uranium-235 nucleus, rendering it unstable toward nuclear fission. Fission yields fragments of intermediate mass. The above reaction is a na example of Uranium fission.