A nuclear fission is initiated when a uranium nucleus is bombarded with a

proton

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The correct option is C neutron
When the nucleus of a uranium atom is bombarded with a fast moving neutron, it absorbs the neutron and then breaks into fragments of lower nuclei like barium. The amount of mass decreased during the fission is converted into energy. Three more neutrons are released in the process which further hit other uranium nuclei and the process continues in a chain reaction, until all the fuel is exhausted.

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The nucleus of a _______ atom (such as uranium, plutonium or thorium), when bombarded with__________ neutrons, can be split into lighter nuclei.

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