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The nuclear process involves energy being produced when two atoms combine to make a large atom.
fission or fusion
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Fusion.
Fusion is when light nuclei combine into a heavier nucleus and release energy (mass defect → E = mc²) — e.g. hydrogen fusing to helium in the Sun. Fission is the opposite: a heavy nucleus splitting into smaller ones.
Fusion is when light nuclei combine into a heavier nucleus and release energy (mass defect → E = mc²) — e.g. hydrogen fusing to helium in the Sun. Fission is the opposite: a heavy nucleus splitting into smaller ones.
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