Compared with the energy produced by fissioning a gram of uranium, the energy produced by fusing a gram of deuterium is
A)more.
B)less.
C)the same.

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The energy produced by fusing a gram of deuterium is much more than the energy produced by fissioning a gram of uranium. The fission of a gram of uranium can produce approximately 80 terajoules of energy, whereas the fusion of a gram of deuterium can produce around 6x10^14 joules of energy, which is equivalent to 144 megatons of TNT. Therefore, the answer is A, more.

Compared with the Energy Produced by Fissioning a Gram of Uranium