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Date May 2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 23M.2.HL.TZ1.i
Level HL Paper 2 Time zone TZ1
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23M.2.HL.TZ1.i

two difficulties of energy production by nuclear fusion.

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Requires high temp/pressure ✓
Must overcome Coulomb/intermolecular repulsion ✓
Difficult to contain / control «at high temp/pressure» ✓
Difficult to produce excess energy/often energy input greater than output / OWTTE ✓
Difficult to capture energy from fusion reactions ✓
Difficult to maintain/sustain a constant reaction rate ✓

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