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What happens to some of the mass in a nuclear reaction like fusion?
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What is combining nuclei of atoms to produce energy called?
That would be nuclear fusion, like what happens in stars, when two hydrogen nuclei combine to form a helium nucleus.
Do fusion reactions provide nuclear power?
No, a fission reaction is not necessary to trigger a fusion reaction, but for us on earth, it is. In the field of nuclear weapons, a fission bomb is needed to create the heat necessary to set off a fusion weapon. We have to use fission, or, rather, the energy created by that, to initiate the fusion reaction. It might be possible to use a high power source, like a laser, on a small amount of material to get fusion to occur. But we are still experimenting with this in the Tokamak, and it's far from being a done deal. Stars are, in general, massive nuclear fusion reactors. Their constant consumption of fuel powering their high rate of fusion creates a massive amount of energy, and the stars' huge gravity keeps this process from blowing the whole thing apart. No fission is needed to sustain this reaction.
In a nuclear reaction energy is release by the combination of two elements into a new element is the process of what?
The process of combining elements to create a new element is nuclear fusion. As we normally consider it, in this process, a great deal of energy is liberated. They are exothermic. But there are types of fusion that are endothermic, though we only encounter them in something like a supernova.
What occurs in nuclear fiusion?
There is no such thing as fiusion. There is fusion and there is fission. fission is when the atoms are spilt apart (like in an atom bomb). fusion is when the atoms are put together (like a hydrogen bomb)
Which kind of nuclear reaction is the source of the sun's energy?
The Sun, like other stars similar to it, is sustained by a Nuclear Fusion Reaction at its core. Unlike Nuclear Power here on Earth, which is created by the process of splitting atoms (Nuclear Fission) Fusion creates energy by fusing atoms together. This has proven a difficult objective to achieve here on Earth - though it occurs naturally in stars, on Earth the problem is containment, a problem that has as yet not found a viable solution. Though the extreme gravity of stars is what initiates a fusion reaction in them, it has been theorized recently that a fusion reaction at smaller levels with chemicals is possible. This is commonly referred to as "Cold Fusion" for the relatively low amount of energy it would produce in contrast to nuclear fusion. Though Cold Fusion has largely been discounted, it continues to be researched. Often the biggest scientific breakthroughs are made by those who do not always hold to conventional scientific beliefs. If we did, we would have never done things like go to the Moon, or broken the Sound Barrier. In the time before it happened, both were considered by mainstream science as "impossible" to achieve.
What is nuclear de-fusion?
A word with no meaning like "de-fusion" cannot be defined.
What type of reaction happening in sun when it emits heat and light?
The most common sun reaction that happens in the sun is the hydrogen fusion. Other fusions like complex fusions among nuclei of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms also produce energy in the sun.
Can you make a real ark reactor?
An Ark reactor as currently describe in comic is very much like a Nuclear Fuel Cell. Possibly convert energy from Nuclear reaction to power. Possibly a plasma nuclear fusion reactor. I believe in the future it could be made. See the link and compare the similarity of fusion reactor and Ark reactor.
What does nuclear fusion look like?
Super cool lol
During nuclear fusion what do stars produce?
In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fusionis the process by which multiple like-charged atomic nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus. It is accompanied by the release or absorption of energy.
Where in the universe is nuclear fusion most commonly found?
Instead of making insults like the person who initially posted, here is an answer. Nuclear fusion is most commonly found in stars, such as our sun.
How often is energy released during nuclear fusion?
The only fusion energy in the universe is in the stars like the sun, and there are millions of such stars!
