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Nuclear stability

Question

The fission of ${}^{235}U$ can be triggered by the absorption of a slow neutrons by a nucleus. Similarly, a slow proton cannot also be used. This statement is

Easy

A

Correct
B

Wrong
C

Information is insufficient
D

None of these

Solution

Because the neutron has no electric charge, it experiences no electric repulsion from a $U^{235}$ nucleus. Hence a slow-moving neutron can approach and enter a $U^{235}$ nucleus, thereby providing the excitation needed to trigger fission. By contrast a slow-moving proton feels a strong repulsion from a $U^{235}$ nucleus. It never gets close to the nucleus, so it cannot trigger fission

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