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[Date Answered] August 6, 2001 [Questioner (age, location)] Basilio (Texas, USA) [Question] What is cold fusion? [Answer] 
Fusion reactions are the source of the Sun's energy, and result from two light atomic nuclei combining to form an nucleus with a higher atomic weight. When this happens, the resulting heavier nucleus weighs slightly less than the sum of the two lighter nuclei, and the leftover mass is converted to energy. This process releases a huge amount of energy, but the reaction only occurs in high-temperature, high-pressure environments. In theory, cold fusion is a fusion reaction that does not require such high-energy environments to start it. If cold fusion could be proven to occur, it would be a great way to make energy, but unfortunately most scientists don't believe cold fusion actually works. The issue is still under debate, but most evidence seems to suggest that cold fusion does not work.
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