Conceptual Integrated Science
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Author: Hewitt, Paul G., LYONS, Suzanne, (science Teacher), Suchocki, John, Yeh, Jennifer (jennifer Jean)
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Which process would release energy from gold and carbonfission or fusion
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Which process would release energy from gold, fission or fusion? From carbon?
(a) Gold: fission; carbon: fusion
(b) Gold: fusion; carbon: fission
(c) Gold: fission; carbon: fission
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Which process would release energy from gold, fission or fusion? Which would release energy from carbon? From iron?
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