Hydrogen Must Be Raised to a High Temperature Before It

question 3

Multiple Choice

Hydrogen must be raised to a high temperature before it will fuse. This is because

• A) high temperatures are needed to overcome the strong nuclear force between hydrogen nuclei.
• B) high temperatures are needed to overcome the electric repulsion between hydrogen nuclei.
• C) fusion and all other forms of chemical combustion must be initiated by high temperatures.
• D) this reaction consumes more thermal energy than it produces.
• E) this reaction must consume a large amount of thermal energy in order to produce nuclear energy.

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