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Plasma temperature and fusion
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For two nuclei to fuse together, their kinetic energy must be greater than their electrostatic potential energy at a separation of about 3 fm when they are close enough to fuse. For two protons at distance, say 3 femtometres (average range of strong nuclear force) apart, we can find their electrostatic POTENTIAL energy using the formula
= charge of electron ^2 /4πε0r^2, however, how can we calculate the KINETIC energy for the initial nuclei?

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