#nuclear_reaction__nuclearreaction a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
supertype: #natural_process__naturalproces__natural_action__naturalaction__action__activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
subtype: #chain_reaction.nuclear_reaction__chainreaction a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
subtype: #radioactive_decay__radioactivedecay__decay__disintegration the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
subtype: #endoergic_reaction__endoergicreaction a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy
subtype: #exoergic_reaction a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy
subtype: #nuclear_fission__fission a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
subtype: #nuclear_fusion_reaction__fusion__nuclear_fusion__nuclearfusion a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
subtype: #cold_fusion nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken
subtype: #thermonuclear_reaction__thermonuclearreaction a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)
subtype: #carbon_cycle a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
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