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Is it true that very small amounts of energy are released by fission and fusion?
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∙ 14y ago
It depends. For nuclei lighter than nickel, fusion usually releases energy while fission requires energy. For nuclei heavier than nickel, fission usually releases energy while fusion requires energy.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell, yes and no.
The amount of energy released by a single incident of nuclear fission or fusion is quite small. It is not going to boil any water in your kettle.
The amount of energy released by a fission reaction or a fusion reaction is many, many times greater than the amount of energy released in the most energetic chemical reactions.
There are lots and lots of atoms involved in any of these reactions when we use them. If we take something that has only one millionth of the amount of energy it would need to have to be noticed, and we have that thing happen a trillion times in one place at the same time, it can be very noticable.
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∙ 12y agono they don't fission means growth of cells and bacteria and virus etc...
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoYes, of course. Even sciencetists keep finding a way of harnessing the power realeased by nuclear fusion to make electricity.
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The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction?
What is the question
How sun generates energy?
By heat released from continuous nuclear fission and fusion process.
Name a nuclear process in which a huge amount of energy is released and which can also be used to generate electrical energy in power stations?
The processes of fission, fusion and fission-fusion-fishion all release energy. Currently, only fission reactors are used to produce electricity.
What is nuclear energy considered?
the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, esp. when used to gnerate electricity.
Fusion means to divide?
Fusion means to merge two separate objects into one. Fission means to divide. Nuclear fission is the splitting of atoms to harvest the immense energy released by this process.
Is energy released during fission but absorbed during fusion?
Energy is released during fusion and fission.
Outline on nuclear energy?
Definition: energy from nuclear fission or fusion: the energy released by nuclear fission or fusion
Fission and fusion are examples of what?
Nuclear processes that can release large amounts of energy.
Atomic bomb energy is released by?
Fission and/or fusion of atomic nuclei.
Is energy released through fission or fusion called air?
gas
What is it when energy is released through fission or fusion?
Nuclear energy
Nuclear reactions such as fusion and fission convert?
Nuclear reactions convert very small amounts of matter into significant amounts of energy.
Give definition for nuclear energy?
The energy released by either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction?
What is the question
How sun generates energy?
By heat released from continuous nuclear fission and fusion process.
Name a nuclear process in which a huge amount of energy is released and which can also be used to generate electrical energy in power stations?
The processes of fission, fusion and fission-fusion-fishion all release energy. Currently, only fission reactors are used to produce electricity.
What is nuclear energy considered?
the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, esp. when used to gnerate electricity.
