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What do you mean by the term fusion reaction

What do you mean by the term fusion reaction?

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This is a nuclear reaction in which the two nuclei join to form larger (with nearly combined mass) nuclei. In this reaction lots of energy is released.

Sun and stars discharge energy in this fashion.

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