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Nuclear Fission

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Distinguish between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.

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Fission is the splitting of a heavy, unstable nucleus into two lighter nuclei with release of energy.
However fusion is the process where two light nuclei combine together releasing vast amounts of energy.

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