Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn

fission

splitting a large atomic nucleus into smaller pieces

plutonium

a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94

fusion

joining two light atomic nuclei together to make a heavier one

hydrogen

a chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1

chain reaction

a reaction where the product of that reaction causes further reactions to take place

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