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Vectronix
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Hi
I assume that two hydrogen atoms fuse together to form one helium atom during nuclear fusion. But what happens when other isotopes of hydrogen fuse together? What happens to two deuterium atoms when they fuse together? Tritium? I'm assuming that they would form an isotope of helium, but which isotope, if there are more than one (I can't remember), and if the helium isotope it forms does not have more than two neutrons, what happens to the other two (or three?) neutrons and what else is released during the reaction (energy, forces, other particles if any)?
I assume that two hydrogen atoms fuse together to form one helium atom during nuclear fusion. But what happens when other isotopes of hydrogen fuse together? What happens to two deuterium atoms when they fuse together? Tritium? I'm assuming that they would form an isotope of helium, but which isotope, if there are more than one (I can't remember), and if the helium isotope it forms does not have more than two neutrons, what happens to the other two (or three?) neutrons and what else is released during the reaction (energy, forces, other particles if any)?