Chain reaction, artist concept illustration. A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reac
Chain reaction, artist concept illustration. A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events. In accordance with the laws of thermodynamics, the reactions cannot be reversed. In a nuclear chain reaction if one or more of the produced neutrons themselves interact with other fissionable nuclei, and these also undergo fission, then there is a possibility that the macroscopic overall fission reaction will not stop, but continue throughout the reaction material. This is then a self-propagating and thus self-sustaining chain reaction. This is the principle for nuclear reactors and atomic bombs.
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Keywords: artwork, atomic, background, black, bomb, bombs, chain, fission, macroscopic, neutron, neutrons, nuclear, nuclei, reaction, thermodynamics
