Which outcome occurs when plutonium-239 absorbs a neutron?

💡 Explanation

Fission results due to nuclear instability; the added neutron initiates a chain reaction via neutron capture. This process releases a large amount of kinetic energy because a heavy nucleus splits, therefore it releases huge kinetic energy, rather than only transforming to a stable element which could occur at a later process.

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