For each of the following balanced nuclear reactions

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Problem

For each of the following balanced nuclear reactions, state whether it represents fission or fusion and give one reason for your choice: (a)

^{235}_{92}\text{U}+{}^{1}_{0}\text{n}\rightarrow{}^{141}_{56}\text{Ba}+{}^{92}_{36}\text{Kr}+3\,{}^{1}_{0}\text{n}

(b)

^{2}_{1}\text{H}+{}^{3}_{1}\text{H}\rightarrow{}^{4}_{2}\text{He}+{}^{1}_{0}\text{n}