EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons. This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission – when nuclei of atoms split into several parts – or fusion – when nuclei fuse together.

Detailed explanation-2: -Does Fusion or Fission Produce More Energy? Fusion produces more energy than fission, but there have been challenges around the energy expended on creating the conditions required for fusion, as it has been more than the amount of energy returned as a result.

Detailed explanation-3: -The energy released in nuclear fission appears as kinetic energy of fission fragments, neutrons in the form of gamma rays, heat energy and light energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process releases energy because the total mass of the resulting single nucleus is less than the mass of the two original nuclei. The leftover mass becomes energy. Einstein’s equation (E=mc2), which says in part that mass and energy can be converted into each other, explains why this process occurs.