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2023-11-06 19:49:49 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7A4837D3A0A2DF9DEDEDBB68CAD2BC07C78076938C6A0737DA93EB01CC999B35
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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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