Are nuclear reactions more energetic than chemical reactions?

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Nuclear reactions are about a million times more energetic than chemical reactions because the mass difference is greater in nuclear reactions than in chemical reactions.
Chemical reactions involve changing energy levels of bound electrons whereas nuclear reactions involve changing the energy levels of bound neutrons ans protons.

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