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Nuclear Fusion

Fusion of Deuterium with Tritium

Fusion of Deuterium with Tritium

Fusion of deuterium with tritium creating helium-4, freeing a neutron, and releasing 17.59 MeV of energy; some mass changes form to appear as the kinetic energy of the products

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