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What is the process that drives the sun and other stars, involving the merging of atomic nuclei?

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Fission

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Nuclear fusion is the process in which two or more atomic nuclei collide at very high speeds and join to form a new type of atomic nucleus, releasing enormous amounts of energy, powering stars.

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NCERT Scientific Resources ↗Encyclopaedia Britannica — Science ↗

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