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chain reaction N a. fig

chain reaction

reakcja f łańcuchowa

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Because uranium-235 releases more neutrons than it absorbs, it can support a chain reaction and so is described as fissile. en.wikipedia.org

If k is less than 1, the chain reaction is "subcritical," and the neutron population will exponentially decay. en.wikipedia.org

An initial blast may have caused a chain reaction triggering the firedamp and coal dust explosion that devastated the rest of the pit. en.wikipedia.org

Most nuclear reactors use a chain reaction to induce a controlled rate of nuclear fission in fissile material, releasing both energy and free neutrons. en.wikipedia.org

Thus was born the practical nuclear chain reaction by the mechanism of neutron-induced nuclear fission. en.wikipedia.org

This causes any enemies within a certain radius to explode, which in turn cause other enemies to explode in a chain reaction. en.wikipedia.org

These ions and electrons in turn strike more atoms, creating more positive ions in a chain reaction. en.wikipedia.org

The actual fuel may be any actinide that can support a chain reaction, including uranium, plutonium, and more exotic transuranic fuels. en.wikipedia.org

U needed to sustain a chain reaction, as well as the ratio of breeding to fission. en.wikipedia.org

The annealing temperature during a polymerase chain reaction determines the specificity of primer annealing. en.wikipedia.org

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