The ternary form of this process can produce three
The ternary form of this process can produce three positively charged fragments that range from a proton to an argon atom. The thermal utilization factor is one of four factors in an equation governing this process, which can be induced by gamma rays. Beryllium is often used as a neutron reflector to reduce this process's necessary supercritical mass. This process occurs in breeder reactors, many of which use uranium-235 to start a chain reaction. For 10 points, name this process in which large nuclei break down into smaller ones, releasing energy and neutrons.
The ternary form of this process can produce three positively charged fragments that range from a proton to an argon atom.
nuclear fission [prompt on nuclear chain reaction; or on nuclear reaction; do not accept "fusion"]