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2023-11-06 12:12:19 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 059314FF9FB614E27C4E387E52AAC4CAC7F7A190DE9C482A6D22E35591815635
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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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