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2023-11-06 12:46:44 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AC9F421E4B095F433024578C7EB9222727D7AB61125726C42577535F56F038E7
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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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