What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Fission splits a heavy nucleus into lighter ones (reactors); fusion joins light nuclei into a heavier one (the Sun) — both release energy.
Fission splits a heavy nucleus into lighter ones (reactors); fusion joins light nuclei into a heavier one (the Sun) — both release energy. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
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nuclear fission vs nuclear fusion
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