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In which country was nuclear fission of an atom first achieved, in 1938?

Correct answer A. Germany

Explanation

In December 1938 Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann in Berlin split uranium nuclei by bombarding them with neutrons, which Lise Meitner explained as fission.

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