Question

The products of nuclear fusion always include a ____ atom and _____ energy. Many nuclear fusion reactions also include the release of a ____.

Answer 1

heavier atom and thermal energy and release of a neutron

Answer 2

Answer: heavier , thermal and neutron

Explanation:- Nuclear fusion is a chemical reaction in which two small nuclei combine together to form a heavier nuclei and a lot of thermal energy is released.

In the sun as the fusion of hydrogen nuclei occurs, a large amount of nuclear energy stored in the form of binding energy is transformed into thermal energy.

Example of fusion reaction occurring in sun: deuterium and tritium fuses to produces helium and a neutron and is represented as :

`_1^2\textrm{H}+_1^3\textrm{H}\rightarrow _2^4\textrm{He}+_0^1\textrm{n}+energy`