Q: What process is the opposite of fusion and releases energy only when heavy nuclei are split?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Fission is the opposite of fusion and releases energy only when heavy nuclei are split. As noted in Fusion, energy is released if the products of a nuclear reaction have a greater binding energy per nucleon ( BE / A ) than the parent nuclei. Figure 32.25.

 Choices:

- activation

- osmosis

- diffusion

- fission


A:
fission