What is nuclear energy?

The energy we get in nuclear reactions comes from what? Help please. Thanks!?

• The energy we get in nuclear reactions comes from a. work we do on the reactor b. water c. the sun d. the mass of the fuel e. energy we put in the reactor The mass of a neutron or a proton_____when it leaves the nucleus. a. decreases b. increases c. stays the same Nuclear fusion releases energy when a. uranium emits a neutron b. uranium splits into two fragments c. very light nuclei fuse together d. heavy ions fuse together When U-235 splits, it usually emits a. no particles at all b. many electrons c. many protons d. one neutron e. Three neutrons

• Answer:

  Contrary to widespread opinion, the energy comes from little midgets who run on a wheel all day underground