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Why are claims that nuclear fusion occurs at room temperature unrealistic?
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∙ 13y ago
Actually room temperature nuclear fusion has been verified by reputable scientists, but it only works with muonic-hydrogen. This is hydrogen with its electron replaced by a muon, a particle identical to the electron except that it weighs 200 times as much. Because of the extra mass the muon orbits the proton much closer than the electron does. This allows muonic-hydrogen nuclei to collide and fuse at room temperature.
However it takes far more energy to make the muons and replace them for the electrons than can be obtained from the fusion.
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∙ 13y ago
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Is nuclear chain reaction is called fusion?
The idea of nuclear fusion occurring at room temperature is called cold fusion.
When does helium fusion begin in a star?
Hydrogen undergoes nuclear fusion to form helium at a temperature of 107 K
Does the nuclear fusion occurs at the surface of the sun?
Fusion takes place in the core, where the temperature and pressure are much higher, which is necessary for fusion.
At what temperature do star begin the process of nuclear fusion?
Between 10 and 15 million degrees.
How do nuclear fusion differ fundamentally from nuclear fission?
Nuclear fusion doesn't produce energy.
Is nuclear chain reaction is called fusion?
The idea of nuclear fusion occurring at room temperature is called cold fusion.
What take an extremely high temperature for nuclear?
Nuclear fusion requires extremely high temperature and great pressure.
What takes an extremely high temperature for nuclear what?
Nuclear fusion requires extremely high temperature and great pressure.
What nuclear fusion takes place at room temperature?
None.
Nuclear reactions at very high temperature is known as?
You probably mean nuclear fusion
It takes an extremely high temperature for nuclear to occur inside the sun?
Not nuclear, it takes an extremely hight temperature for Fusion to occur with in the sun or any other star. ADDED: Yes "nuclear". Fusion is one of the two type of nuclear reaction, the other being Fission.
When does helium fusion begin in a star?
Hydrogen undergoes nuclear fusion to form helium at a temperature of 107 K
Does the nuclear fusion occurs at the surface of the sun?
Fusion takes place in the core, where the temperature and pressure are much higher, which is necessary for fusion.
Why very high temperature exist around the sun?
Because of the nuclear fusion that it does.
What kinds of temperature are required for a nuclear fusion to take place?
10,000,000 and up.
At 15.6 million degrees Celsius the temperature of the Suns core is high enough for nuclear what to occur?
For nuclear fusion.
A reaction in combining smaller atomic nuclei is?
nuclear fusion
