Assertion :       Fragments produced in the fission of \[{{U}^{235}}\] are radioactive. Reason      :       The fragments have abnormally high proton to neutron ratio.

Fragments produced in the FISSION of \[{{U}^{235}}\] are radioactive. When uranium undergoes fission, barium and krypton are not the only products. Over 100 different isotopes of more than 20 different elements have been detected among fission products. All of these atoms are, however, in the middle of the periodic table, with atomic numbers ranging from 34 to 58. Because the neutron-proton ratio needed for stability in this range is much smaller than that of the original uranium nucleus, the residual nuclei called fission fragments, ALWAYS have too many neutrons for stability. A few free neutrons are liberated during fission and the fission fragments undergo a series of BETA decays (each of which increases Z by one and decreases N by one) until a stable nucleus is reached. During decay of the fission fragments, an average of 15 MeV of ADDITIONAL energy is liberated.