Which outcome occurs from increased neutron absorption in U-235?

💡 Explanation

Increased neutron absorption leads to greater instability, diminishing the effect of the nuclear binding energy because kinetic energy increases. Therefore, nuclear binding drops rather than reactivity changes by decay chain or causing spontaneous fission, as those are separate instability mechanisms.

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