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2023-11-06 11:53:53 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E92AED436EACD0EEFA4E3AC4F0CDCE1DA4D4DE874E50CC195EFF5E08F3959788
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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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