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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when extremely high particle densities compress deuterium?
A)Sustained nuclear fusion reactions occur✓
B)Beta decay rates abruptly increase
C)Spontaneous alpha emission decreases
D)Neutron absorption cross-section dramatically lowers
💡 Explanation
Nuclear fusion occurs because overcoming the Coulomb barrier requires extreme kinetic energy imparted by high temperatures and particle density to achieve quantum tunneling probabilities approaching one. Therefore, abundant fusion occurs rather than radioactive decay becoming prominent under these extreme conditions.
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