What is Nuclear fission and Nuclear fusion?

Nuclear fission - It is defined as the splitting of a heavy nucleus into two lighter or daughter nuclei through a nuclear reaction. The heavy nucleus is bombarded with neutrons, which results in the production of a high amount of energy.

Nuclear fusion - It is defined as the combining of two lighter nuclei into a heavier one through a nuclear reaction. Light nuclei have to be heated to extremely high temperature, which results in the production of a relatively high amount of energy.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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