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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

When Uranium is bombarded with neutrons, it undergoes fission. The fission reaction can be written as  \({}_{92}{U^{235}} + {}_0{n^1} \to {}_{56}B{a^{141}} + {}_{36}K{r^{92}} + 3x + Q{\rm{( energy)}}\) where three particles named \(x\) are produced and energy \(Q\) is released. What is the name of the particle \(x\) ?

  1. A electron
  2. B \(\alpha  - \) particle
  3. C neutron
  4. D neutrino
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(C) neutron

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Nuclear fission equation \({}_{92}{U^{235}} + {}_0{n^1} \to {}_{56}B{a^{141}} + {}_{36}K{r^{92}} + 3\,{}_0{n^1} + Q{\rm{( energy)}}\) Hence particle \(x\) is neutron
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