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Two carbon-12 nuclei can fuse into a magnesium-24 nucleus in a star with enough pressure and temperature. Two magnesium-24 nuclei can fuse into a chromium-48 nucleus in a star with enough pressure and temperature. Chromium-48 decays by K capture with a half life of 23.5 hours to vanadium-48. Vanadium-48 decays by Beta+ emission or K capture with a half life of 16.1 days to titanium-48. Two titanium-48 nuclei can fuse into a ruthenium-96 nucleus in a star with enough pressure and temperature. In this chain, fusion ends here and the product is stable.
In the most typical fusion chain from carbon upward in stars it is more complex and the final product is a mixture of iron and nickel isotopes that are all stable and fusion ends there.
The difficulty in getting to carbon in the first place is that helium-helium fusion is a "forbidden" reaction, only the rare helium-helium-helium fusion reaction which is allowed at high enough density, pressure, and temperature can produce carbon. This is the fusion reaction that powers red giant stars and is why they grow so gigantic and their photosphere is so far from the energy source that it cools to red heat.
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Fission and fusion are examples of what?
Nuclear processes that can release large amounts of energy.
How are fission and fission similar?
Fusion and fission are similar in that they both reduce mass and thereby release binding energy.
How is nuclear energy and fusion energy different?
Nuclear energy typically refers to fission, where atoms are split to release energy. Fusion energy involves merging atoms to release energy, mimicking the process that powers the sun. Fusion has the potential to generate more energy and produce less waste compared to fission.
Which provides more energy per gram of fuel fission or fusion?
Fusion provides more energy per gram of fuel than fission. Fusion reactions release several times more energy compared to fission reactions, making fusion a more efficient and powerful energy source.
Is energy released during fission but absorbed during fusion?
Energy is released during fusion and fission.
Fission and fusion are examples of what?
Nuclear processes that can release large amounts of energy.
Which process would release energy from gold fission or fusion?
fission
What is the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?
Nuclear fission involves splitting atoms to release energy, while nuclear fusion involves combining atoms to release energy.
What's the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?
Nuclear fission involves splitting atoms to release energy, while nuclear fusion involves combining atoms to release energy.
What do fusion and fission release?
Kinetic energy, which is quickly converted to thermal energy
How are fission and fission similar?
Fusion and fission are similar in that they both reduce mass and thereby release binding energy.
What are the main types of nuclear energy?
The two types of nuclear energy are nuclear fission nuclear fusion. In nuclear fission, the nuclei of the atoms are split. In nuclear fusion, as the name suggests, the nuclei of the atoms are joined together.
How is nuclear energy and fusion energy different?
Nuclear energy typically refers to fission, where atoms are split to release energy. Fusion energy involves merging atoms to release energy, mimicking the process that powers the sun. Fusion has the potential to generate more energy and produce less waste compared to fission.
When do atoms release energy?
They release energy, which comes out from co2/carbon dioxide. Then they also release a form of gas, which i do not have a name for right now, but yes they do release energy, and c02 which is carbon dioxide.
In what ways are fission and fusion alike?
Fission and fusion are both nuclear reactions that release energy by altering the nucleus of an atom. Both processes involve the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei to release energy.
In what ways are fission and fusion similar?
Fission and fusion are both nuclear reactions that release energy by altering the nucleus of an atom. Both processes involve the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei to release energy.
Which provides more energy per gram of fuel fission or fusion?
Fusion provides more energy per gram of fuel than fission. Fusion reactions release several times more energy compared to fission reactions, making fusion a more efficient and powerful energy source.
