Nuclear And Radiation Blog 1: What is Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear Fission

What is nuclear Fission?

Nuclear Fission is the process where a particle, collide with Uranium 238 or Uranium 235, Causing the element to form lots of energy.

Facts

• This is not a Renewable energy, because it waste Uranium at earth
• It uses water as a thing that absorb heat from the Fission, making energy

What is Nuclear Fusion?

Nuclear Fusion is the process where two hydrogen atom, forming energy
Step 1: Two hydrogen atom collide, forming Deuterium
Step 2: Three hydrogen atom collide, forming Tritium
Step 3: Deuterium collide with tritium forming helium and hydrogen
Then repeat over again

Facts

• It only occurs naturally at the core of the star(e.g our sun)
• Helium-3 can be used to fuse, but its rare and can only be found in our moon and solar wind
• It is neither a Renewable energy or a non-renewable energy
• In english, Fusion means join together

Difference between Fusion and Fusing

Fusion is the process of two element collide, While Fission is the process of breaking apart.