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The process in which two lighter nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy, is called
Aradioactive decay
Bnuclear fission
Cnuclear fusion
Dneutron capture
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. nuclear fusion
1. Combining two light nuclei into a heavier one is nuclear fusion.
2. It releases very large energy, as in the Sun.
3. Fission is the reverse process of splitting a heavy nucleus.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 6 Nuclear Physics "Nuclear Physics", p.87_
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