Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is a type of nuclear reaction. In nuclear fusion, two or more than two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus. During this process, an enormous amount of energy is released. This energy is called nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the sun and stars.
Fusion Bomb
A fusion bomb is also known as a thermonuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb which releases a large amount of explosive energy during a nuclear chain reaction when the lighter nuclei in it, combine to form heavier nuclei, and a large amount of radiation is released. It is an uncontrolled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction where isotopes of hydrogen combine under very high temperature to form helium. They work on the principle of operation of atomic fusion. The isotopes of Hydrogen are deuterium and tritium, where they combine their masses and have greater mass than the product nuclei, get heated at high temperatures, and releases energy.
Describe about Nuclear Energy?
Nuclear energy is the energy in the nucleus of an atom. Nuclear energy is the energy is the energy that binds the nucleons together in the nucleons of an atom. The nuclear energy can be released in two different ways. They are nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. In nuclear fusion, energy is released when smaller nuclei are combined or fused together to form a larger nucleus. The source of energy in Sun and other stars is nuclear fusion. In nuclear fission, nuclei are split apart to form smaller nuclei, releasing energy. Controlled nuclear fission is used in nuclear power plants.
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