Fission is the decay of heavy nuclei under the bombardment of "slow" neutrons.
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Fission is the decay of heavy nuclei under the bombardment of "slow" neutrons.
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| Fusion fuels the stars converting hydrogen into helium. | ||
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| light, less massive elements fuse under stellar pressures. | heavy, more massive elements fission or break up. | |
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| fusion | fission | |
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| Strong force binds | Weak force decays | |
