Which of these statements best compares the processes by which energy is produced in the sun and nuclear power plants? a. atoms fuse in the sun, but atoms break up in nuclear power plants. b. atoms break up in the sun, but atoms fuse in nuclear power plants. c. atoms of elements in the sun expand to emit heat and nuclear energy. d. atoms of elements in the sun contract to emit heat and nuclear energy.

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Valentino Olson

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30 October, 23:18

Which of these statements best compares the processes by which energy is produced in the sun and nuclear power plants? a. atoms fuse in the sun, but atoms break up in nuclear power plants. b. atoms break up in the sun, but atoms fuse in nuclear power plants. c. atoms of elements in the sun expand to emit heat and nuclear energy. d. atoms of elements in the sun contract to emit heat and nuclear energy.

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Justice Bradley · Answer 1

A. atoms fuse in the sun, but atoms break up in nuclear power plants.

The process in the Sun is a Fusion Process, atoms are fused, while the process in nuclear power plant is a Fission Process, atoms break up.