Assertion: deuterium's nucleus | /r/HasProperty | close
Facets:
value: together
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The strong force grows rapidly once the nuclei are close enough, and the fusing nucleons can essentially "fall" into each other and the result is fusion and net energy produced.
text: This is because the electrostatic repulsion that must be overcome before the nuclei are close enough to fuse is directly related to the number of protons it contains - its atomic number.
text: When the nuclei are this close together, the probability of nuclear fusion is greatly increased, to the point where a significant number of fusion events can happen at room temperature.
text: Because the nuclei are so close, the strong nuclear force is able to kick in and bind both nuclei together.