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What is the hardest part about nuclear equations for you? Why?

-For me it is not so difficult part in Nuclear Fusion because in Nuclear fusion it occurs
when two nuclei fuse to form a new nucleus, a neutron and energy is released. The
nuclei of deuterium and tritium are fired into a plasma where extreme temperatures
overcome their repulsion and forces them together. The fusion releases about four
times the energy produced when an atom is split in a conventional nuclear fission
reaction.

Nuclear fusion could solve the world’s energy needs because hydrogen and deuterium
are widely available as the constituents of seawater and so are relatively cheap and
nearly inexhaustible. Fusion does not emit carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases
into the atmosphere. There is no radioactive waste with a fusion reaction. The major
by-product is helium, an inert, non-toxic gas. Fusing nuclei together in a controlled
way releases four million times more energy per kg than a chemical reaction such as
burning coal, oil or gas. This keeps transportation and mining costs low and reduces
the associated hazards. Nuclear fusion releases four times more energy per kg than a
nuclear fission reaction.