Question
Differentiate between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
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Answer
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Nuclear Fission
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Nuclear Fusion
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Natural occurrence of the Process:
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Fission reaction does not normally occur in nature.
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Fusion occurs in stars, such as the sun.
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By products of the reaction:
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Fission produces many highly radioactive particles.
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Few radioactive particles are produced by fussion reaction, but if a fission "trigger" is used, radioactive particle will result from that.
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Energy ratios:
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The energy released by fission is a million times greater than that realeased in chemical reaction; but lower than the energy released by nuclear fusion.
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The energy released by fusion is three to four times greater than the energy released by fission.
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Nuclear weapon:
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One class of nuclear weapon is a fission bomb, also known as an atomic bomb or atom bomb.
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One class of nuclear weapon is the hydrogen bomb, which uses a fission reaction to "trigger" a fusion reaction.
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Energy requirement:
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Takes little energy to split two atoms in a fission reaction.
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Extremely high energy is required to bring two or more protons close enough that nuclear forces overcome their electrostatics repulsio.
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