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nuclear fission is the reaction that takes place in power stations: heavy atoms of unstable uranium-235 (i think) split into 2 smaller atoms and throw off neutrons. this is fission. if the neutrons are absorbed by other uranium atoms then these become unstable and split too, releasing some of their neutrons. if the neutrons are absorbed by even more uranium atoms then those become unstable and split too, releasing some of their neutrons. the cycle continues... this is a fission chain reaction. nuclear fusion takes place in stars: 2 hydrogen atoms join together to make a helium atom

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