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If one or more neutrons released in fission go on to cause further fissions so that the process sustains itself, what is it called?

Correct answer D. Chain reaction

Explanation

Each fission of uranium-235 releases two or three neutrons; when at least one of these triggers another fission, the process continues by itself as a chain reaction, as in a nuclear reactor.

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