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Why is neutrons released from fusion?

  • Simpa105     2nd Oct 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    So, in case you didn't know, if you heat and pressurize hydrogen(HYGN) it fuses together and becomes Noble Gas and Neutrons. 

     

    What I was asking is, why is neutrons released? Nuclear fusion isn't radioactive at all, and shouldn't release any neutrons? Why not just make it release shitloads of heat and pressure, plus the noble gas resembling helium?

  • craZchick     2nd Oct 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    nuclear reactions usually involve radioactive materials. nuclear bombs involve radioactive materials, nuclear powerplants involve radioactive materials. just a thought.

     

  • Simpa105     2nd Oct 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    Nuclear reactors are fission, which releases neutrons.

    Fusion shouldn't release anything but energy(heat).

  • craZchick     2nd Oct 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    Nuclear and radioactive go hand in hand in most cases is what i meant.

  • therocketeer     2nd Oct 2012 Member 4 Permalink
    @Simpa105 (View Post)
    um, study your nuclear physics please:
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    A neutron is expelled through the fusion of tritium and deuterium to make helium. Energy is of course given off too, and considerably more than fission.

    Also, this is not the quantum toy, or the nuclear physics toy. Think about other elements in the game and how realistic they are.
  • The-Fall     2nd Oct 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    Nuclear Physics mind you.

  • lolzy     2nd Oct 2012 Former Staff 0 Permalink

    @therocketeer (View Post)

     Exactly this. It has to be deuterium or tritium in order to fuse into the helium nucleus. 

  • mniip     2nd Oct 2012 Developer 0 Permalink
    2 hydrogen particles can connect into a deuterium atom, at some cases.
    this deuterium atom can fuse with another hydrogen releasing 3He.
    when two of those meet, they release 2 protons and immense amount of energy.
    That's how fusion on the sun is happening.
  • Simpa105     2nd Oct 2012 Member 1 Permalink

    I assume that the normal hydrogen in powder toy is the standard isotope "1", which wouldn't expel any neutrons.

    Kay?

  • lolzy     2nd Oct 2012 Former Staff 0 Permalink

    @mniip (View Post)

     Doesn't work like that. Deuterium is 1 proton and 1 neutron. More protons means different element. It has to be fusion with at least deuturium or tritium.

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