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2023-11-06 16:18:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 803A1079241C6E43E80E29DED17CB0AC5DCFD4B272577E0426F05DFEAFF0BDC6
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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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