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O-LevelPhysicsNuclear Physics5054/11 · May/June 2024 · Q391 Mark

Nuclear fusion is one source of energy. What is nuclear fusion?

Athe decay of a radioactive nucleus
Bthe joining together of two nuclei to make a larger nucleus
Cthe melting of an unstable nucleus
Dthe splitting of a nucleus into two lighter nuclei

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B: the joining together of two nuclei to make a larger nucleus

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Nuclear Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 39.

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