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What happens to the mass lost in nuclear fusion?
its converted to energy
What does E equals mc2 have to do with nuclear fusion?
Some mass is "lost" during nuclear fusion and E = mc2 gives the amount of energy that this "lost" mass will be equal to.
What happens to the mass that is lost during fusion?
Mass that is "lost" durning nuclear fusion is converted into binding energy to hold the newly formed atomic nucleus together. The lost mass, which is termed mass deficit, means the nucleus of the newly formed atom has less mass than the sum of the masses of the protons and neutrons that make up that nucleus. The stong reaction (strong nuclear force) participitates in the fursion reaction by mediating the conversion of mass into nuclear binding energy (or nuclear glue).It converts into the energy that is the desired end product of the reaction.
What are conservation laws obey in each of the nuclear reaction?
for both fission and fusion is E=Mc2 energy is mass and vise verse, in both fission and fusion some mass gets lost in the process. this mass gets converted to energy.
What is the process that causes the sun to produce energy?
The sun produces its thermal energy through nuclear fusion. Gravity forces the stellar matter into a smaller and smaller sphere until the pressures and temperatures at the center of the stellar mass becomes so hot that the star's center supports sustained nuclear fusion reactions, usually combining Hydrogen into Helium. Larger stars go on to combine Helium into Carbon, Carbon into Nitrogen, Nitrogen into Oxygen, Oxygen into Fluorine, and so on. . In stellar nuclear fusion, the sum of the mass of the elements before the fusion reaction occurs is larger than the sum of the mass of the product elements. This means that some mass has been lost in the process. This "lost" matter has not actually been lost, but has been converted into electromagnetic energy. It is this fusion-driven matter-to-energy conversion process that causes the sun to produce energy.
How does nuclear lose energy?
thermal energy lost
If the mass of the Sun decreases because of nuclear fusion why don't we see the Sun decreasing in size?
The amount of mass lost through nuclear fusion is only 7/10 of 1% of the mass of the four hydrogen nuclei. However, it takes a multitude of reactions for the Sun to produce the amount of energy that it does. Each second, the Sun’s lost mass is about 5 million metric tons. When compared to the Sun’s total mass, the amount lost through nuclear fusion is almost insignificant. Therefore, we don't see the Sun decreasing in size.
Why does fusion release energy?
Nuclear fusion releases energy, because the total mass is decreasing, as nuclear fusion is occurring. The mass of nucleus 3 is less than that of nuclei 1 and 2 combined. This '' lost" mass is converted into energy, this in accordance with Einstein's famous equation of mass-energy equivalence: E=mc2
Is the total mass after fusion greater or less than before fusion?
The total mass is less after a fusion reaction. Some of the mass is converted into energy and given off due to the nuclear fusion reaction. For example. 2 atoms of hydrogen are fused to become 1 atom of helium. However, the helium atom will have less mass than the combined mass of the 2 original hydrogen atoms. The excess mass is lost via the energy given off from the nuclear fusion reaction.
Nuclear reaction what is lost as energy is created?
Mass.The total mass of the fragment nuclei after fission, or the composite nucleus after fusion,is less than the mass of the nuclei that entered the process.
What energy is lost from nuclear energy?
Some heat is lost in the vapour that rises from the power plant.
In a nuclear reaction mass must be a lost to produce energy?
The mass is not lost but transformed in energy.
