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Compare and contrast nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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If no additives were added to our food supply, which of the following would be most likely to occur?
 
  A) fewer cases of food poisoning
  B) increased food spoilage, which could lead to a major reduction of the world's food supply
  C) increased food nutrition
  D) decreased food costs



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Answer to Question 1

Fission is the splitting of a large nucleus into smaller particles. Fusion is the combining of small nuclei into a larger nucleus. Both processes release large amounts of energy.

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