Nuclear fission is a process by which the nucleus of an atom
A) splits into two or more fragments spontaneously.
B) is induced to split into two or more fragments by some external source.
C) combines with another nucleus to produce a larger nucleus.
D) loses a proton with the release of a large amount of energy.
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