Nuclear Fission Chain Reaction Explained - Uranium-235 Splitting Process #3073803 (License: Personal Use)

The image depicts a neutron striking a uranium-235 nucleus, causing it to split into two smaller nuclei-krypton-91 and barium-142-along with multiple free neutrons. These newly released neutrons then trigger further fissions in nearby U-235 atoms, sustaining a self-propagating chain reaction. The red starburst represents the immense energy release per fission event (~200 MeV).

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