The topic of cold fusion has created a lot of controversy and hype since it was announced some some 15 years ago.
Many people have also claimed to have created fusion using the cold fusion method.
My question is this. In fusion, 2 deuterium atoms will fused to create helium. If the people who claimed they actually created fusion, they must have also detected a lot of helium being generated.
Did those people who claimed to have created fusion actually created helium in the process? The detection of helium would be a definite proof fusion has occurred.
2007-11-23 20:43:46 · 4 answers · asked by TopDog 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Cold fusion believers are much too nimble to fall for that one. If you don't find helium, they can always say that the Flying Spaghetti Monster reached in with His noodly appendange and fused several Deuteriums into Silicon or something.
2007-12-01 09:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would, but a) experiments of this kind usually deal with small numbers of events, so b) the detection of one atom of helium may be evidence of cold fusion, but it may also be just a 'stray' atom in the atmosphere.
Obviously the picture is more complex than this, but cold fusion was not accepted mainly because nobody could repeat the original experiments. So a nice idea, but as yet unproven.
2007-11-23 22:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by za 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
generally, fusion occurs basically while that is rather rather warm. Nuclei would desire to have a brilliant number of and many kinetic power to triumph over the repulsive electromagnetic stress between them to reason fusion interior the 1st place, and which potential it needs to be very heat. the assumption at the back of chilly fusion is this repulsive stress would desire to by some potential be triumph over at lots decrease temperatures. precisely how is hard to assert, using fact to date no person has got here across the thank you to make it ensue. So one key difference is that fusion is properly shown, and chilly fusion ... no longer lots. the the remainder of your question is fantastically confusing. i'm not sure what you're attempting to invite. As for lightning, it would not contain fusion or fission in any respect -- that is in basic terms an quite super electric powered modern arcing via the air to create a plasma.
2016-10-17 23:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fusion of hydrogen produces helium, most cold fusion experiments were done with platinum, a byproduct of this would not be helium.
2007-11-24 04:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋