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A '''critical mass''' is the amount of a radioactive [[isotopes|isotope]] necessary to cause an explosion due to a chain reaction.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
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The term "'''critical mass'''" refers to the amount of a radioactive [[isotopes|isotope]] necessary to cause an explosion due to a chain reaction.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
  
 
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The term "critical mass" refers to the amount of a radioactive isotope necessary to cause an explosion due to a chain reaction.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000