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Fusion employs the lightest nuclei because
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fusion produces a nucleus whose binding energy per nucleon is smaller than that of the two parent nuclei. |
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they are more plentifully available. |
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they are easier to completely ionize and thus cause their nuclei to coalesce. |
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fusion produces a nucleus whose binding energy per nucleon is larger than that of the two parent nuclei. |