Why does splitting an atom create energy? And why is it so much energy?

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Why does splitting an atom create energy? And why is it so much energy?

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It doesn’t create energy. It releases the energy that is holding the particle together. That just happens to be a substantial amount of energy because holding particles so tightly is a lot of work.

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