• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    it rather depends on the atom and how you go about doing it- and also, what the atom is surrounded by. if it were split in such a way that neutrons were released into other neutrons, generating a cascade reaction… then… yes. That’s kinda how a nuke works.

    But in general? probably not.