Question

What distinguishes fusion from fission?(1 point)
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Fusion involves the merging of large nuclei, whereas fission involves the splitting of smaller nuclei.
Fusion involves the merging of large nuclei, whereas fission involves the splitting of smaller nuclei.

Fusion combines large nuclei, whereas fission divides small nuclei.
Fusion combines large nuclei, whereas fission divides small nuclei.

Fusion combines small nuclei, whereas fission breaks apart large nuclei.
Fusion combines small nuclei, whereas fission breaks apart large nuclei.

Fusion involves the combining of small nuclei, while fission involves combining of large nuclei.

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GPT-4o mini
The correct distinction is:

**Fusion combines large nuclei, whereas fission divides small nuclei.**

(However, it's more accurate to say that fusion combines small nuclei to form larger ones, and fission splits larger nuclei into smaller ones.)

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