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What are the products of a fission reaction?

A. A smaller nucleus and a positron.
B. Energy and a larger nucleus.
C. Energy and two or more smaller nuclei
D. A larger nucleus and an electron.

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Answer: B. Energy and a larger nucleus.

Explanation:Nuclear fission products are the atomic fragments left after a large atomic nucleus undergoes nuclear fission. Typically, a large nucleus like that of uranium fissions by splitting into two smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons, the release of heat energy (kinetic energy of the nuclei), and gamma rays.

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