For an electrically neutral atom, the number of protons in the nucleus of is equal to the number of neutrons surrounding the nucleus. the number of neutrons in the nucleus. O the number of electrons in the nucleus. O None of the other choices is correct. O the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus.
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction in which heavier nuclei split into lighter nuclei by releasing a large quantity of energy. The elements like uranium-235 and plutonium-239 isotope undergo nuclear fission releasing energy. When nuclei undergo fission, some quantity of mass is lost. The lost mass is converted to nuclear energy. Nuclear fission reaction is used in nuclear power plants and atomic bombs. In nuclear power plants, nuclear reactors are used to generate electricity.
Endothermic Nuclear Reaction
A nuclear reaction can be described as a process where two atoms, or two nuclei or nucleus and subatomic particles such as a proton, neutron interact together, and a large amount of energy is produced and new elements are also produced.
![For an electrically neutral atom, the number
of protons in the nucleus of is equal to
the number of neutrons surrounding the
nucleus.
the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
the number of electrons in the nucleus.
O None of the other choices is correct.
O the number of electrons surrounding the
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