Question

Fission of Uranium by slow neutrons is used in

• A. Rocket propulsion
• B. Particle accelerator
• C. Electric generator
• D. Nuclear reactor

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Nuclear reactor

Answer (D)

Explanation for correct option:

(D)

• Nuclear reactor- In a nuclear reactor, the fission of uranium is carried out by slow neutrons. While Uranium$-235$ is the naturally occurring fissionable isotope, there are other isotopes that can be induced to fission by neutron bombardment.
• Nuclear fission reaction is a reaction in which the nuclei of heavy mass is split into two or more nuclei of smaller mass.
• In the nuclear fission of Uranium is that some massive isotopes as Uranium$-235$ are unstable and when split via fission there will be a slow neutron.
• This slow neutron is again processed to hit another unstable isotope and this vicious cycle continual processing form a chain reaction.

Hence option (D) is the correct option.