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Effective neutron multiplication factor [r]: In a nuclear fission chain reaction, the mean number of neutrons produced by a nuclear fission (by one neutron) which cause another fission: (probability to crack a nucleus)*(mean number of neutrons produced by a single fission)

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-mean number neutrons produced at a nuclear fission reaction by single neutron: (probability to crack a nucleus)*(mean number of neutrons produced at single decay)
+In a [[nuclear fission chain reaction]], the mean number of [[neutron]]s produced by a [[nuclear fission]] (by one neutron) which cause another fission: (probability to crack a nucleus)*(mean number of neutrons produced by a single fission)
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