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Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process, or both: a. Very high temperatures are required to initiate the reaction. b. Less radioactive waste is produced. c. Hydrogen nuclei are the reactants. d. Large amounts of energy are released when the nuclear reaction occurs.

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QUESTION:

Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process, or both: a. Very high temperatures are required to initiate the reaction. b. Less radioactive waste is produced. c. Hydrogen nuclei are the reactants. d. Large amounts of energy are released when the nuclear reaction occurs.

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Nuclear fission is the splitting of a heavy atomic nucleus, such as uranium or plutonium, into two roughly equal mass fragments. A tremendous amount of energy is released as a result of the process. Average nucleon binding energy as a function of mass number

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