Why does fusion produce more energy than fission?

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Niranjan
May 7, 2017

Nuclei are joined so total energy is more in fusion than in fission

Explanation:

During fusion, lighter nuclei join to release energy while in fission,a heavy nucleus splits into lighter nuclei with release of neutrons. The neutrons carry most of the energy so during fusion , the neutrons are not lost while in fission, they are.

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