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Which of the following element(s) are used for atomic energy generation?

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Uranium
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Sodium
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C
Thorium
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D
Iron
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Solution

The correct options are
A Uranium
C Thorium
Heavy metals such as uranium and thorium are used for fission in nuclear reactor, generating atomic energy.
Nuclear fission is the process in which heavy atoms like uranium and thorium are split into smaller atoms and release tremendous amount of energy.

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