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Which of the following is true of critical nuclear fission reaction?

1) the rate of neutron release is larger than the rate of neutron absorption

2) the rate of neutron release and absorption is equal

3) there are no more free neutrons

4) the rate of neutron release is smaller than the rate of neutron absorption

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