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Why nuclear fusion is called thermonuclear reaction ?

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The process in which two lighter nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus is termed as .nuclear fusion.
Eg. `""_(1)H^(2)+ ""_(1)H^(2) to ""_(2)He^(4)+ Q`(Energy)
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