Question by codebreaker1011: Why does an Iron atom consume energy in order to fission, not release energy?
Iron has a mass number of 56. According to a binding energy per nucleon vs mass number curve, for iron to fission, it must consume energy. Why is that? Thanks!
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Answer by Michael W
I think this answer is not right but I just give it a shot lol
in fission energy required because we need to break free the electrons from the atom. The more energy in the iron the faster them movement of the electrons surrounding the atom. once the electrons moves so fast and away from the center of the atom the electrons will break free from the center of the atom, therefore the energy is needed to move the electrons to move away from the center of the atom to form another atom.
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