CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 1 · Question Q41
Item 41 refers to the following information.
In a nuclear reactor, Uranium-235 undergoes fission when it collides with a slow neutron. The reaction is given by
^{235}_{92}\text{U} + {^1_0}\text{n} \rightarrow {^{148}_{57}}\text{La} + {^{85}_{35}}\text{Br} + 3\text{X}
What does X in the equation represent?
- (A)Proton
- (B)Electron
- (C)Neutron
- (D)Hydrogen nucleus
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