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When two hydrogen nuclei combine to form one helium nucleus, nuclear fusion has taken place.. . True or False

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True.

Nuclear Fusion is a reaction process that involves combination of smaller nuclei to form larger one.


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Answer: The given statement is true.

Step-by-step explanation:

When two small nuclei combine together and result in the formation of a larger nuclei then this process is known as nuclear fusion.

For example,
^(2)_(1)H + ^(3)_(1)H \rightarrow ^(4)_(2)He + ^(1)_(0)n

Therefore, the statement when two hydrogen nuclei combine to form one helium nucleus, nuclear fusion has taken place, is true.

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