The process in which a large atom is split into two smaller atoms and releases energy is called

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Christine Chambers

Chemistry

16 February, 15:54

The process in which a large atom is split into two smaller atoms and releases energy is called

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Samara Hickman · Answer 1

Answer is: nuclear fission.

Fission is nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits, resulting atoms are not the same elements as the original atom. The fission reaction releases large amount of energy.

Nuclear fission was discovered on 1938.