Question

Fission is a nuclear process in which small nuclei are combined into larger nuclei, releasing energy. true or false

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 @IrishBoy123

Answer 2

fusion: going from smaller to larger

think of gluing pieces together to get a bigger molecule

Answer 3

ooo ok so its true then

Answer 4

fission is the opposite direction

think of "fissure" as in cut or break in the ground. Fission is the process of breaking up bigger molecules into smaller ones to release energy

Answer 5

the exact technical details are a bit more complicated, but this is the basic idea

Answer 6

They asked for _fission_ not fusion.

Answer 7

I'm showing both types

Answer 8

ooo ok so it is correct because it goes from big to small to release energy

Answer 9

@mayafrancis re-read my explanations for both please

Answer 10

o its false the question is saying the opposite

Answer 11

yeah `Fission is a nuclear process in which small nuclei are combined into larger nuclei, releasing energy` is false

because the chunk that says `nuclear process in which small nuclei are combined into larger nuclei, releasing energy` that's describing fusion (not fission)

so in short

fission: break up, tear apart
fusion: build up, combine, glue together

those may be shorthand ways to remember the terms

Answer 12

thank you

Answer 13

no problem