When uranium undergoes fission, it releases an enormous amount of energy. That energy was stored in the uranium nuclei as
A) kinetic energy in the nucleons.
B) electrostatic potential energy-from the electrostatic forces between nucleons.
C) gravitational potential energy-from the gravitational forces between nucleons.
D) nuclear potential energy-from the nuclear forces between nucleons.

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The energy released during uranium fission comes from the nuclear potential energy, which is the energy stored due to the strong nuclear forces acting between nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the nucleus.

When Uranium Undergoes Fission, It Releases an Enormous Amount of Energy