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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 19M.1.SL.TZ2.28
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 28 Adapted from N/A
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19M.1.SL.TZ2.28

A neutron collides head-on with a stationary atom in the moderator of a nuclear power station. The kinetic energy of the neutron changes as a result. There is also a change in the probability that this neutron can cause nuclear fission.

What are these changes?

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