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Grade 12Modern Physics

it is said that neutron is unstable particle out of atom but in nuclear fission slow neutrons are used.HOW?

Profile image of SHANTANU  SHUKLA
14 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Naresh Kandoi
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

well the half life of a neutron is about 17 minutes.....which shows that a neutron has sufficient time to attack a radioactive atom b4 getting disintegrated to a negligible value