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2023-11-06 13:21:13 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 04ECB2F135A0B411E11550E50719B3D26AEBDF6586C489A747B9950D5A3F3CD7
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Original Note:
This image seems to suggest that splitting a helium atom would yield net positive energy, while in fact nuclear fission of atoms lighter than iron needs more energy than it yields. For helium atoms, the opposite - nuclear fusion - is energetically profitable https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/fission-and-fusion-what-difference
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