then explain why youre alive and breathing. explain why we live on a planet suspended in space by gravity, revolving around a star. explain why all the matter in the universe exists and reacts with the other matter around it.
Fusion as it is in the dictionary.
fusion
n 1: an occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn: merger, unification] 2: the state of being combined into one body [syn: coalition] 3: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy [syn: nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction] 4: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words 5: the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept [syn: optical fusion] 6: correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization [syn: spinal fusion] 7: the act of fusing (or melting) together
Fission as it is in the dictionary.
fission
The act or process of splitting into parts.
A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus, especially a heavy nucleus such as an isotope of uranium, splits into fragments, usually two fragments of comparable mass, releasing from 100 million to several hundred million electron volts of energy.
Biology. An asexual reproductive process in which a unicellular organism divides into two or more independently maturing daughter cells.
Fission: an atoms nucleus can be split apart. when this is done, a tremendous amount of energy is released. The energy is both heat and light energy. the energy is either let out slowly to produce electricity, or all at once to produce an explosion (atomic bomb).
Fusion: smaller nuclei fuse to make a larger nucleus, which produces heat and light energy as well as various forms of radiation. two elements such as deuterium and tritium fuse to make helium, neutrons and energy (light, heat). this is known as nuclear fusion which occurs daily in the sun. it too is like an atomic bomb.
Conclusion: both fisson and fusion can be equally destructive, it just depends on the size of the element(s) that are being split apart/combining, and if the energy released is sent out all at once, or slowly. at least thats what i found after 10 minutes of research, with only a minimal amount of knowledge on the subject.
EDIT: two people posted just before i did.. go figure.
