Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Nuclear Fission and Fusion.
A fission process where neutrons trigger multiple further fissions, leading to an exponential and rapid increase in energy release.
Uncontrolled chain reaction appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Atomic structure, especially Nuclear Fission and Fusion and Nuclear fission.
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