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Which fusion reaction could possibly result in fusion being a viable source of energy dt reaction dd reaction or protium reaction?
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∙ 14y ago
The first one to become successful in man made fusion will certainly be DT, but DD would be better if it could be made to work, as it would avoid the need to make tritium to feed as part of the fuel, and there are unlimited supplies of deuterium in the earth's waters.
By "protium" I suppose you mean the proton-proton reaction as in the sun, this is impossible in man made fusion on earth, as it requires a huge volume and very high pressure as exists at the centre of the sun.
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What are the costs of nuclear fusion energy?
The costs of nuclear fusion energy are indeterminate, bacause we have not yet successfully generated a sustained fusion reaction.
How can you combine 2 hydrogen atoms to form a helium atom?
Nuclear fusion. - - - - - There's three kinds of hydrogen: protium, deuterium and tritium. Protium is the vast majority of all hydrogen, and it has no neutrons. Deuterium has one neutron and tritium has two. With no neutrons you can't produce an atom with more than one proton, because they repel each other without the moderating force neutrons give. In the conditions of the sun, neutrons can be made; therefore, you can make helium out of protium. (But it'll take four atoms of protium to give one of helium, two of which will become neutrons.) The fusion reactors we have on earth require deuterium and tritium to work. On earth or in space, sticking two hydrogen atoms in close proximity gives an H2 molecule, not a He atom.
Solar energy is produced by the fusion of what?
Hydrogen (essentially a proton-proton reaction)
Describe how nuclear fusion generates the suns energy?
It is the process that produces all the sun's energy
What change takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
1 mater is converted ti energy
Is nuclear energy a fission or fusion reaction?
Nuclear energy is either:fission reaction, orfusion reaction, orradioactive decay
What are the costs of nuclear fusion energy?
The costs of nuclear fusion energy are indeterminate, bacause we have not yet successfully generated a sustained fusion reaction.
Describe what takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
In nuclear fusion reaction two nuclei are combined by providing the energy.
What is the sun's source of energy?
Fusion Reaction of Hydrogen
What source of the sun's energy is?
Fusion Reaction of Hydrogen
What reaction in the sun produces energy?
nucleur fusion
What kind of energy fuels that energy found within a star?
Stars get their energy from nuclear fusion - converting protium (hydrogen-1) to helium-4, and later, helium-4 to "metals", i.e., heavier elements.
Is fusion an atomic process that is used to produce energy?
Fusion occurs when two atomic nuclei collide. The reaction that is produce by the collision can be used to provide energy. Fusion is the reaction that powers most active stars in the universe.
What type of reaction supplies the most energy?
fusion nuclear reaction followed by fission nuclear reaction
What chemical reaction produces heat and energy in a star?
it is not a chemical reaction. It is a nuclear reaction and it is called fusion.
When do Nuclear fusion release energy?
Whenever there is an exothermic reaction.
Is the energy given off in a fusion reaction greater or less than the energy off in a fission reaction?
greater than
