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    Does a neutron's force cause fission or nuclear excitation?

    Thanks! I understand that better now.
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    Does a neutron's force cause fission or nuclear excitation?

    I've been really interested in fission lately and have been trying to find out as much about it as I can. A lot of explanations I've read explain that the nucleus spits apart from the force of a neutron hitting it. I've also read that sometimes a nucleus will decay by spontaneous fission if it...