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Freedom from fission
skyman8081:
Some forms of fusion, such as tritium + deuterium will make the containment vessel mildly radioactive.
Deuterium + Deuterium fusion and H + H is clean.
worker201:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Either way the mass of the components after the reaction is less than it was before - the lost mass is converted to energy.
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NOT true. Fission and fusion do not result in lost mass. In fusion, the atoms are combined to produce a heavier atom, and a few extra photons. In fission, the atoms are broken into pieces, and a few alpha particles. Either way, the equations balance, and all protons, neutrons, and electrons are accounted for. The output is the binding energy.
Aloone_Jonez:
Ok I think I kind of get this now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_energy
--- Quote ---Because a bound system is at a lower energy level, its mass must be less than its unbound constituents. Nuclear binding energy can be computed from the difference in mass of a nucleus, and the sum of the mass of the neutrons and protons that make up the nucleus. Once this mass difference (also called the mass defect) is known, Einstein's formula (E = mc
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hm_murdock:
I'm with the anti-nuclear people. I believe that it's a good idea to continue to use fossil fuels to destroy the atmosphere, and bring us closer to a harmful oil crash. At least I'll be safe on the road in my Hummer 2 when the riots over gasoline start, and I'll be able to convert all the rubber parts on it into a gas mask to wear when the air is unbreathable.
GO WEST COAST TREEHUGGERS!
hm_murdock:
I had another thought...
Burning fossil fuels creates Smaug.
Smaug burns peasants, women, houses, and villages. If this happens, Bilbo has to talk to that damnable bird to go wake Bard up. NOBODY WANTS THIS! I mean, do YOU?!?!
JIMMY JAMES FOR THE ANTI-SMAUG FOUNDATION.
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