Difference between Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Did you know that the Sun as the center of our solar system produces abundant energy through a chain fusion reaction?
This fusion nuclear reaction takes place under extremely high temperatures and the influence of the Sun’s natural gravitational pressure which is also very, very high. The nuclear reaction process produces enormous thermal energy so that it can become an important source of energy for our Earth.
But maybe some of us are wondering why if the Sun produces energy from nuclear reactions, but we who are on Earth are not affected by nuclear radiation? This is what we need to get right. Because in the world of science there are two nuclear reactions namely fission and fusion reactions. A very fundamental difference between the two is if a fission reaction is the breakdown of one atom into two, whereas a fusion reaction is the joining of two atoms into …