What is a fusion reaction?
2.deviding one into many
Answer:
think of it this way - if you fuse something together, what do you do? You bring two things together.
Fusion is the combining of two smaller nuclides (isotopes) to form a larger nuclide (isotope of an element) which is accompanied by a large release of energy
Fission is the splitting of a larger nuclide into smaller nuclides. This is also accompanied by a large release of energy.
Sometimes you will see fission as the splitting of a larger nuclide into two daughter nuclides ( but that language is being phased out)
2...i think because isn't it smashing two atoms together to create a great amount of energy?
Fusion is combining and fission is splitting apart.
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Nuclear fusion is the combination of 2 atomic nuclei into 1, for example to hydrogen atoms into helium.
Fission is splitting of a nucleus into two smaller nuclei, such as the fission of uranium-235.
So option 1. is the correct one.
Fusion is the combining of two particles...normally 2 hydrogen atoms to make one helium atoms, with a release of energy
If you fuse something, you bring it together.
A fusion reaction is the combining of 2 or more elements to form a new substance. (A Chemical Reaction or Atomic reaction).
(Everyone's thinking 'Nuclear' only).
(And, once again, the fusion of Normal Hydrogen atoms (Protium), WILL NOT form Helium.
Deuterium, (Heavy Hydrogen is required)
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