Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Nuclear Fission.
A rare form of radioactive decay where an unstable nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei without absorbing a neutron.
spontaneous fission appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Radioactivity, especially Nuclear Fission and Fission of U-235.
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