Radiation safety and nuclear energy

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Question 36
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When a plutonium-239 (239Pu^{239}\text{Pu}239Pu) nucleus undergoes fission after absorbing a neutron, additional neutrons are released.

These neutrons can initiate a chain reaction.

Describe what is meant by a chain reaction in this context.

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