In order for nuclear fusion to occur, atomic nuclei must overcome the Coulomb barrier by colliding violently.
What is nuclear fusion?
A reaction known as nuclear fusion occurs when two or more atomic nuclei fuse to create new atomic and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
Energy is released or absorbed depending on how much mass there is between the reactants and products.
The difference in nuclear binding energy between the atomic nuclei before and after the reaction is what causes this mass difference.
What is Atomic nucleus?
On the basis of the 1909 Geiger-Marsden gold foil experiment, Ernest Rutherford identified the atomic nucleus in 1911, which is the compact, dense region made up of protons and neutrons at the heart of an atom.
Dmitri Ivanenko and Werner Heisenberg immediately created models for a nucleus made of protons and neutrons after the neutron was discovered in 1932.
A positively charged nucleus and a cloud of negatively charged electrons that are held together by electrostatic force make up an atom.
