Which produces more energy, the fissioning of a single uranium nucleus or the fusing of a pair of deuterium nuclei? Why?
A)Fusing a pair of deuterium nuclei produces more energy because, unlike fission, there is no radioactive waste product.
B)Fissioning a single uranium nucleus produces more energy since its mass is much greater than that of a pair of deuterium nuclei.
C)Both the fissioning of a single uranium nucleus and the fusing of a pair of deuterium nuclei produce the same amount of energy since the resulting products are the same.
D)Neither the fissioning of a single uranium nucleus nor the fusing of a pair of deuterium nuclei produces any net amount of energy. On the contrary, both processes require more energy than they produce.

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Fissioning a single uranium nucleus releases more energy compared to the fusion of a pair of deuterium nuclei. This is primarily due to the larger mass and the energy released per reaction in uranium fission, which is significantly higher than the energy released in the fusion of lighter elements like deuterium.

Which Produces More Energy, the Fissioning of a Single Uranium