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jazziefee

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Which produces more energy: the fissioning of a single uranium nucleus or the fusing of a pair of deuterium nuclei into a helium-4 nucleus?
 
  A) Fusing a pair of deuterium nuclei produces more energy because there is a greater decrease in mass per nucleon.
  B) Fissioning a single uranium nucleus produces more energy because its change in mass is much greater than that of a pair of deuterium nuclei.

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A compound is represented by the ________.
 
  A) elemental formula
  B) periodic table
  C) chemical formula
  D) compoundic symbol



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djpooyouma

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C




jazziefee

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Reply 2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Gracias!


AmberC1996

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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