Santa Clara County is included in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area.
nuclear fission involves the splitting of a heavy nucleus into lighter nuclei while nuclear fusion involves the combining of light nuclei into a single heavier nucleus both processes produce vast amounts of energy but each has its own unique set of advantages and disadvantages as an energy source
Current Question. Fission is the splitting of heavy nuclei (such as uranium) â in two smaller nuclei. This process needs less energy to âbindâ them together â so energy is released. Fission happens quite easily â and is used to generate electricity in conventional nuclear power stations.