To: Phocion
Fission on the other hand produces a large amount of energy (derived from the strong nuclear force). Actually, fission energy comes from proton to proton repulsion, thus it is example of the awesome power of the electromagnetic force.
28 posted on
08/25/2005 7:55:34 AM PDT by
Moonman62
(Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
To: Moonman62
No, actually it doesn't. It comes from direct conversion of mass into energy.
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