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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2002-11-21  |  526.0 KB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  24 seconds
Transcription: Nuclei at the top of the NZ chart have many more neutrons and protons. For example, thorium 230 has 140 neutrons and only 90 protons. Such nuclides can be split into two smaller nuclides, a process known as nuclear fission. Let's for simplicity take thorium 230 and suppose that we can split it into two identical halves.