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The reaction also releases a neutron and energy."},{"text":"The deuterium and tritium nuclei join to form two lighter nuclei.","correct":false,"explanation":"Producing two lighter nuclei describes a splitting reaction rather than fusion. Deuterium and tritium combine to form one heavier nucleus."},{"text":"The deuterium and tritium nuclei split to form one heavier nucleus.","correct":false,"explanation":"The nuclei join together; they do not split. Fusion forms one heavier nucleus from the two light starting nuclei."},{"text":"The deuterium and tritium nuclei join to form two heavier nuclei.","correct":false,"explanation":"The two starting nuclei combine into one main heavier nucleus, not two heavier nuclei. 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Hydrogen nuclei undergo fusion in its interior."},{"text":"The Sun's energy is released by radioactive decay.","correct":false,"explanation":"Radioactive decay is not the main energy source of the Sun. Its energy is released when light hydrogen nuclei fuse under extreme stellar conditions."}]},{"id":"af173bfb-5e18-407d-96fd-daff3fcc99cb","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Nuclear [ ] joins two light nuclei.","back":"Nuclear fusion joins two light nuclei.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"fusion","correct":true,"explanation":"Nuclear fusion is the process in which two light nuclei join together, producing a heavier nucleus and releasing energy."},{"text":"fission","correct":false,"explanation":"Fission means splitting a heavy nucleus into smaller nuclei. The process that joins two light nuclei is fusion."},{"text":"decay","correct":false,"explanation":"Radioactive decay is the spontaneous change of an unstable nucleus. It does not specifically mean joining two light nuclei together."},{"text":"ionisation","correct":false,"explanation":"Ionisation removes or adds electrons to an atom, changing its charge. Nuclear fusion instead involves the joining of two atomic nuclei."}]},{"id":"f03507f7-0b28-4278-997f-842a0a0b6a23","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"In fusion, some of the nuclei's mass is converted into [ ].","back":"In fusion, some of the nuclei's mass is converted into energy.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"energy","correct":true,"explanation":"Fusion converts a small amount of the nuclei's mass into energy. This mass-energy conversion releases energy during the nuclear reaction."},{"text":"charge","correct":false,"explanation":"Charge is conserved in the fusion reaction and is not produced from converted mass. The mass difference is converted into energy."},{"text":"pressure","correct":false,"explanation":"Pressure helps confine nuclei and bring them together, but it is not the result of mass conversion. The converted mass becomes energy."},{"text":"radiation","correct":false,"explanation":"Radiation is a way the released energy can be transferred away, but the blank asks what mass is converted into. The direct answer is energy."}]},{"id":"c501e309-7650-4679-a056-7484be1f9d71","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"The energy released during fusion is released as [ ].","back":"The energy released during fusion is released as radiation.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"radiation","correct":true,"explanation":"Fusion converts a small amount of mass into energy, which is released from the reacting nuclei mainly as radiation. This radiation carries energy away from the fusion reaction."},{"text":"chemical energy","correct":false,"explanation":"Chemical energy is released by rearranging electrons in chemical bonds, not by joining atomic nuclei. In fusion, the released energy is radiation produced by the nuclear reaction."},{"text":"gravitational potential energy","correct":false,"explanation":"Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's position in a gravitational field and is not produced by nuclear joining. Fusion releases its energy as radiation."},{"text":"elastic potential energy","correct":false,"explanation":"Elastic potential energy is stored when materials are stretched or compressed, so it does not describe energy from nuclear fusion. The fusion energy is released as radiation."}]},{"id":"64ad6d5b-b865-4b2d-a9e1-1137fe9ad986","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"The two nuclei must be forced very close together because they are both [ ].","back":"The two nuclei must be forced very close together because they are both positively charged.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"positively charged","correct":true,"explanation":"Atomic nuclei contain protons, so they have positive charge. The electrostatic repulsion between two positively charged nuclei must be overcome by forcing them very close together."},{"text":"negatively charged","correct":false,"explanation":"Nuclei are not negatively charged because they contain positive protons and neutral neutrons. Their positive charges repel, so the correct description is positively charged."},{"text":"electrically neutral","correct":false,"explanation":"A nucleus may have no electrons, but its protons still give it a positive net charge. Therefore, the two nuclei are positively charged and repel each other."},{"text":"oppositely charged","correct":false,"explanation":"The nuclei involved in fusion both have positive charge, so they repel rather than attract as oppositely charged objects would. The correct description is positively charged."}]},{"id":"e3f35a90-5852-4b44-a228-7133feee4e1b","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Fusion requires extremely high temperatures and [ ].","back":"Fusion requires extremely high temperatures and pressures.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"pressures","correct":true,"explanation":"Extremely high temperatures give nuclei enough kinetic energy to overcome electrostatic repulsion, while high pressures force them close together. Together these conditions allow nuclear fusion to occur."},{"text":"magnetic fields","correct":false,"explanation":"Magnetic fields can help confine hot plasma in some fusion reactors, but they are not the second general condition stated here. Fusion requires extremely high temperatures and pressures."},{"text":"electric currents","correct":false,"explanation":"Electric currents may be used to heat or control plasma, but they are not a required paired condition for fusion. The required conditions are extremely high temperatures and pressures."},{"text":"low pressures","correct":false,"explanation":"Low pressure makes collisions between nuclei less frequent and reduces the chance of fusion. Fusion requires extremely high temperatures and pressures to bring nuclei together often enough."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-25","paperLabel":"Paper 1"},"heading":"4.4.2 Nuclear fusion","title":"4.4.2 Nuclear fusion Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/gcse/physics/aqa/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L38"}]}],"topicId":"0301dfbf-4d47-55a2-bc53-7dd5553d586a","walled":"$L39"}],"$L3a","$L3b"]