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← ScienceWhich outcome of nuclear fission increases if daughter nuclides have low binding energies, where Uranium-235 splits?
A)Decreased neutron kinetic energy
B)Greater prompt neutron emission✓
C)Limited available reaction cross-section
D)Reduced gamma ray production
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Greater prompt neutron emission is favored; the energy release during fission via liquid drop model comes from transforming mass excess, due to the decreased total mass explained by increased binding energy through mass defect. Therefore, fewer available energy levels will require particle release rather than stable states because of decay pathways.
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