alleryWhen fusion is achieved by raising the temperature enough to overcome Coulomb repulsion, it is called:
AThermodynamic fusion
BThermoelectric fusion
CThermochemical fusion
DThermonuclear fusion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thermonuclear fusion
1. Two nuclei must touch before they can fuse.
2. Their mutual repulsion has to be overcome by kinetic energy.
3. Raising the temperature so particles can overcome the Coulomb repulsion gives thermonuclear fusion.
4. So the answer is thermonuclear fusion.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 13 'Nuclei'_
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