Compare the practical uses and limitations of nuclear fission and fusion. Include in your answer a detailed description of the two processes, comparing and contrasting them in terms of the types of atoms involved, the conditions needed to get the reaction started, and the types of products produced.

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Alisha Schultz

Chemistry

5 August, 06:18

Compare the practical uses and limitations of nuclear fission and fusion. Include in your answer a detailed description of the two processes, comparing and contrasting them in terms of the types of atoms involved, the conditions needed to get the reaction started, and the types of products produced.

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David Davis · Answer 1

Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are two different types of energy-releasing reactions in which energy is released from high-powered atomic bonds between the particles within the nucleus. The main difference between these two processes is that fission is the splitting of an atom into two or more smaller ones while fusion is the fusing of two or more smaller atoms into a larger one Nuclear fusion is the reaction in which two or more nuclei combine together to form a new element with higher atomic number (more protons in the nucleus).