Nuclear fusion

It is a natural process where

combining 2 light nuclei to form a
heavier nucleus. The raw materials The factors affecting
required for this process is hydrogen fusion
which is the most readily available That would be high amount of
abundant element. To start fusion a
high temperature is requited to
temperature( kinetic energy), high
overcome the electro-static force of density
repulsion between 2 positively
charged mutually repelling protons
to fuse together. It is also requited Advantages of fusion
a high density to increase the rate • It’s a natural process
of successive collision of nuclei.
• No harmful radioactive
Fusion would have the advantage
that its fill source is abundant waste products are formed
however it is difficult to carry out • No chain reactions
this reaction on earth due to the • Readily available raw
high temperature and density needed materials (hydrogen)
make confining the ‘burning plasma’
difficult.
Disadvantage of fusion
• Difficulty of obtaining on
Examples earth
The sun is one of the • Difficult to maintain a
best examples of nuclear fusion.
Inside the sun, hydrogen nuclei
controlled nuclear fusion
fuse together to form helium, reaction.
creating heat energy that warms • Lack of high temperature or
the Earth. high density.