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when a pair of hydrogen isotopes are fused is the mass of the product nucleus more or less than the total mass of the hydrogen nuclei

2007-03-13 05:40:07 · 3 answers · asked by quickwitygurl08 1 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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This is the process of fusion which is another kind of nuclear reaction which is the mechanism by which the sun produces energy. The resulting nucleus will be of helium and energy will come out.

Fusion is also used in the hydrogen bombs (as opposed to atomic bombs).


For a fusion reaction to occur it is necessary to bring the nuclei so close together that nuclear forces become important and "glue" the nuclei together. The nuclear force only acts over incredibly small distances and has to counteract the electrostatic force where the positively charged nuclei repel each other. For these reasons fusion most easily occurs in a high density, high temperature environment.

On Earth, nuclear fusion was first reached in the explosion of the Hydrogen bomb. In a non-desctructive manner, fusion has also been reached in different experimental devices aimed at studying the possibility of producing energy in a controlled fashion.

Cheers.

2007-03-15 04:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dalilur R 3 · 0 0

Isotopes of an element are meant to be having the comparable chemical residences, yet diverse actual residences, because of the fact Isotopes would desire to have the comparable kind of Protons, yet selection in kind of Neutrons. kind of Protons is in charge for chemical property - an call of the element. it is not necessary that each and every person isotopes of an element would desire to be comparable for actual residences. they'd have close actual residences like boiling factor, Freezing factor, shade, odour, yet not unavoidably comparable residences like radioactivity. Radioactivity is suitable with stability - or - binding ability of uncomplicated debris interior the nuclei - of atom with regard to kind of Protons and neutrons interior the nuclei.

2016-12-18 12:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Less - the difference in mass is the energy produced.

2007-03-13 05:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by rscanner 6 · 0 0

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