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In terms of energy efficiency and by-products, how does nuclear fusion differ from fission?

Asked in Delhi Police Constable HCM · 2025
Nuclear Fission and Fusion · Physics
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Total energy is conserved in an isolated system.

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Option B — Fusion releases more energy than fission and produces fewer long-lived radioactive wastes.

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