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I was watching an explanation (found here: youtu.be/yTkojROg-t8 ) on nuclear fission.
In the video, he described the process of fission to happen one a random neutron smashes into a uranium nucleus. This causes the necleus to split into krpyton and barium, taking part of the nucleon and electrons with it, along with a few extra neutrons. The extra neutrons then smash into other uranium nucleuses, causing the chain reaction.
My question is, if you start with only x electrons in the original uranium atom, you must run out of electrons soon in the chain reaction. Where do the extra electrons needed to continue the chain reaction come from?
In the video, he described the process of fission to happen one a random neutron smashes into a uranium nucleus. This causes the necleus to split into krpyton and barium, taking part of the nucleon and electrons with it, along with a few extra neutrons. The extra neutrons then smash into other uranium nucleuses, causing the chain reaction.
My question is, if you start with only x electrons in the original uranium atom, you must run out of electrons soon in the chain reaction. Where do the extra electrons needed to continue the chain reaction come from?