Multiple Choice
Which of these statements about fission is incorrect ?
A) Fission reactions release a large amount of energy.
B) Two lighter nuclei combine to form a heavier nuclei.
C) Fission of uranium-238 is initiated by the absorption of a neutron.
D) Fission of uranium-238 nuclei was at the heart of the first atomic bomb.
E) Fermi mistakenly discovered fission trying to synthesize a new element.
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