Nuclear energy
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Nuclear energy
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Nuclear energy is the energy released when the nuclei of atoms are split or fused. Check out the Nuclear Energy section of this curriculum to learn more about the energy released by splitting atomic nuclei. Fission, the splitting of atoms, is used to produce usable nuclear energy. Fusion, the fusing or combining of atoms, takes place in stars like our Sun.
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