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Fission and fusion

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In this video, Jonny Nelson introduces an animated explanation of fission and fusion. The nuclei of atoms contain a large amount of energy. Releasing this energy could free the world from having to use fossil fuels. There are two methods of doing this: fission and fusion.

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