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Which of these is the reason that nuclear fusion is not currently used forcommercial energy production?A. It produces an enormous amount of energy in the form of heat.B. It uses a type of nuclear fuel that has a very short half-life.C. It requires an enormous amount of heat to get the reactionstarted.OD. It produces neutrons that strike other nuclei and cause a chainreaction.

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Answer: C) It requires an enormous amount of heat to get the reaction started

Step-by-step explanation:

While nuclear fusion has the capacity to release far more energy than fission, it also requires a much greater concentration of energy to get started, and thus the technology for that does not exist yet.

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