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← ScienceWhich constraint limits kinetic energy release after deuterium-tritium fusion?
A)Incomplete momentum transfer within particles
B)Insufficient plasma confinement duration✓
C)Premature decay of helium nuclei
D)Low electron degeneracy pressure
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Insufficient plasma confinement limits energy because sustained fusion requires high temperature and density maintained over time. Ion density decreases due to particle escape via diffusion, which quenches fusion, therefore limiting energy release rather than incomplete transfer under confinement from the fusion chamber.
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