Chapter 83 of 2364 min read
Fission and fusion
Why this is asked: Commercial nuclear power runs on fission, splitting heavy nuclei like uranium — controlled fusion, despite powering the Sun, isn't commercially viable because forcing light nuclei close enough to fuse means overcoming their Coulomb repulsion at extreme temperature and pressure.
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