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2023-11-06 16:52:31 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A7F99820E75E4B7A3AC8213D4852E7247F3C7B3D208E4C3B488F24A34C106191
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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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