In a fission reaction,the nucleus of an element:

  • A
    Loses only some elementary nuclear particles from another nucleus
  • B
    Captures some elementary nuclear particles from another nucleus
  • C
    Breaks up into several smaller nuclei
  • D
    Breaks up into two smaller nuclei with the loss of some elementary nuclear particles

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