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starts when two atoms slam together to form one, heavier atom
starts when two atoms slam together to form one, heavier atom
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing two atoms to form one, heavier atom
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing two atoms to form one, heavier atom
starts when two atoms slam together, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when two atoms slam together, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when two atoms slam together to form one, heavier atom
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing two atoms to form one, heavier atom
starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing two atoms to form one, heavier atom
starts when two atoms slam together, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
starts when two atoms slam together, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms
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The processes you are describing refer to different types of nuclear reactions:
1. **Nuclear Fusion**: This process starts when two lighter atomic nuclei slam together to form one heavier atom. An example is the fusion of hydrogen isotopes to form helium, which occurs in stars, including our sun.
2. **Nuclear Fission**: This process starts when a neutron collides with a heavier atomic nucleus, causing that nucleus to split into two (or more) smaller nuclei, along with the release of energy and additional neutrons. This is the process used in nuclear power plants and atomic bombs.
3. **Another type of Fusion (erroneously described)**: The phrase "starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing two atoms to form one, heavier atom" is actually incorrect. Neutrons are not involved in the fusion of two atoms; this statement conflates aspects of fusion and fission.
4. **Erroneous Fission description**: The phrase "starts when two atoms slam together, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms" is also incorrect, as fission involves a neutron hitting an atom, not two atoms colliding.
In summary, the first description is nuclear fusion, while the second describes nuclear fission. The third and fourth descriptions contain inaccuracies with respect to nuclear processes.
1. **Nuclear Fusion**: This process starts when two lighter atomic nuclei slam together to form one heavier atom. An example is the fusion of hydrogen isotopes to form helium, which occurs in stars, including our sun.
2. **Nuclear Fission**: This process starts when a neutron collides with a heavier atomic nucleus, causing that nucleus to split into two (or more) smaller nuclei, along with the release of energy and additional neutrons. This is the process used in nuclear power plants and atomic bombs.
3. **Another type of Fusion (erroneously described)**: The phrase "starts when a neutron slams into an atom, causing two atoms to form one, heavier atom" is actually incorrect. Neutrons are not involved in the fusion of two atoms; this statement conflates aspects of fusion and fission.
4. **Erroneous Fission description**: The phrase "starts when two atoms slam together, causing the larger atom to split into two smaller atoms" is also incorrect, as fission involves a neutron hitting an atom, not two atoms colliding.
In summary, the first description is nuclear fusion, while the second describes nuclear fission. The third and fourth descriptions contain inaccuracies with respect to nuclear processes.