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Please respond!! is it fusion or fission? I am very confused and need to learn this before my test

Please respond!! is it fusion or fission? I am very confused and need to learn this-example-1
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It's important to know that nuclear fusion consists of two nuclei with low mass numbers combining to form a single nucleus with higher mass numbers. On the other hand, nuclear fission is about the opposite phenomena because the atom splits, releasing a great amount of energy.

Hence, the given situation represents a nuclear fusion because the product it's an atom with a higher mass number.

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