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What is fission and how is it related to atomic energy

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Fission is the release of atomic energy related to the splitting of nuclei.

M = M1 + M2 + E where E = m c^2 energy from conversion of mass

if the daughter nuclei are less in total mass than the parent nucleus then the difference is released as atomic energy where E = m c^2 and m is the mass that has been lost in the conversion.

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