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The process in which an unstable nucleus of a heavy atom splits up into two medium weight nuclei with the liberation of enormous amount of energy is called __________.

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In nuclear fission an unstable heavy atom splits up into two medium weight nuclei with the liberation of enormous amount of energy.

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