Question

What do you mean by the chain reaction in nuclear fission?

Answer 1

Hint: Nuclear fission is a reaction in which radioactive atoms are split into pieces that cause subsequent reactions with the help of neutrons. These kinds of reactions take place in nuclear power plants to generate electricity.

Complete answer:
A nuclear fission chain reaction is a self-propagating series of fission processes in which neutrons generated during fission cause at least one subsequent nucleus to fission. Only in the right multiplying environment and under the right conditions can the chain reaction happen.

Additional Information:-
Only in the right multiplying environment and under the right conditions can the chain reaction happen. It goes without saying that if one neutron triggers two more fissions, the quantity of neutrons in the multiplication system will grow over time, as will the reactor power (reaction rate). In order to stabilise such a multiplication environment, the system's non-fission neutron absorption must be increased (e.g. to insert control rods). Furthermore, this multiplication environment (the nuclear reactor) operates like an exponential system, which means that the power gain is exponential rather than linear.
On the other hand, if one neutron produces less than one further fission, the number of neutrons in the multiplication system, as well as the reactor's power, diminishes with time (reaction rate). The system's non-fission neutron absorption must be minimised in order to keep the chain reaction running (e.g. to withdraw control rods).

Note:
The fission process can yield two, three, or more free neutrons, which can then cause further fissions, and so on. The fission chain reaction is a sequence of fission events that is important in nuclear reactor physics.