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For a nuclear chain reaction to be just self-sustaining
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
For a nuclear chain reaction to be just self-sustaining, the effective neutron multiplication factor
k
k
k
must be (a) slightly greater than
1
1
1
(b) less than
1
1
1
(c) exactly
1
1
1
(d) much greater than
1
1
1
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