can you half the atoms nucleus. – Healthy Ageing Zone

Question: can you half the atoms nucleus.
- Keywords:
  atom,
  atomic,
  fission,
  nucleus
Asked by abizzle14 to Ollie on 16 Jun 2011.
- Ollie Russell answered on 16 Jun 2011:
  
  Yes. If you have a large nucleus from an atom such as uranium you can perform Nuclear Fission. This is where you fire a neutron at the atom. This causes it to split beacuse there are teo many neutrons so the nucleus becomes unstable.
  
  I hope this helps

Question: can you half the atoms nucleus.