[DOC] [TLE] How is it that both fission and fusion produce power? If splitting a ... [PAR] If splitting a large atom into two smaller atoms releases energy, it seems that 
combining two smaller atoms into one larger atom would require energy, not... [DOC] [TLE] When an atom is split, what form of energy is released? [PAR] Jun 7, 2015 ... The energy released from fission of uranium-235 is about 215 MeV. .... The lack 
of mass (or energy, from E = mc^2) is called binding energy... [DOC] [TLE] Forms of Energy - Environment - Ecology [PAR] Chemical Energy is energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules. ... 
amounts of energy can be released when the nuclei are combined or split apart. 
Nuclear power plants split the nuclei of uranium atoms in a process called fission. [DOC] [TLE] Fission vs. Fusion  What's the Difference? | Duke Energy | Nuclear ... [PAR] Jan 30, 2013 ... Both fission and fusion are nuclear processes by which atoms are altered to . ... 
Nuclear fission releases heat energy by splitting atoms. ... the process where two 
light nuclei combine together releasing vast amounts of energy. [DOC] [TLE] What is the process when two atoms combine to form a larger atom ... [PAR] Since the fusion of iron nuclei requires more energy than it releases, iron ... 
heavier than iron can release energy by splitting, a process known as fission. [DOC] [TLE] Uranium (Nuclear) - The NEED Project [PAR] We split uranium atoms to release energy. Atoms ... It is called nuclear energy. ... 
atoms. The first way is to combine atoms to make a new atom. This is called 
fusion. ... Fission. The splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter 
atoms... [DOC] [TLE] What is Fission? Definition & Facts about Nuclear Energy [PAR] Sep 19, 2012 ... Fission occurs when an atom is split. The resulting pieces have less combined 
mass. The missing mass has ... Controlled reactions of this sort are used to 
release energy within nuclear power plants. Uncontrolled reactions... [DOC] [TLE] The Energy Story - Chapter 13: Nuclear Energy - Fission and Fusion [PAR] One of the laws of the universe is that matter and energy can't be created nor 
destroyed. ... In a chain reaction, particles released by the splitting of the atom go 
off and ... combine to make a helium atom and an extra particle called a neutron. [DOC] [TLE] Fission and Fusion - Chemistry LibreTexts [PAR] Feb 27, 2016 ... The energy harnessed in nuclei is released in nuclear reactions. Fission is the 
splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei and fusion ... The minimum mass 
capable of supporting sustained fission is called the ... For example, in a typical 
fusion reaction, two deuterium atoms combine to produce helium-3,... [DOC] [TLE] What is Nuclear? / Nuclear Energy [PAR] Most of the mass of each atom is concentrated in the center (which is called ... 
Under certain circumstances, the nucleus of a very large atom can split in two. ... 
Fusion is the combining of two small atoms such as Hydrogen or Helium to 
produce ... These reactions can release more energy than fission without 
producing as... [DOC] [TLE] How nuclear fusion works - Explain that Stuff [PAR] Feb 22, 2016 ... Today's nuclear power plants release energy by splitting up large atoms (in 
what's called nuclear fission); tomorrow's plants could work using... [DOC] [TLE] Nuclear fission - Wikipedia [PAR] In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fission is either a nuclear 
reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits 
into smaller ... In order for fission to produce energy, the total binding energy of 
the resulting ..... So-called neutron bombs (enhanced radiation weapons) have 
been... [DOC] [TLE] Nuclear binding energy - Wikipedia [PAR] Nuclear binding energy is the energy that would be required to disassemble the 
nucleus of an atom into its component parts. These component parts are 
neutrons and protons, which are collectively called nucleons. ... Nuclear energy 
is also released during atomic fusion, when light nuclei like hydrogen are 
combined to form... [DOC] [TLE] E=mc^2

Question: Splitting atoms to release energy is called fission; combining atoms to release energy is called this
Answer: fusion