Fission question?

Question

what happen if you fission an atom like hydrogen wih less mass

Answer 1

You'd get quarks. A Hydrogen nucleus is just a proton, so you'd have to split the proton.

Answer 2

hydrogen cannot undergo fission. it is a single proton, you dont split protons in the process of fission.

heres how fission works. in heavy elements, a nucleus of an atom is actually slightly more massive than the sum of the masses of the protons and neutrons that make it up. so when its split apart, it gives off that extra mass in the form of a gamma ray or an x ray.

but in lighter elements like helium its the opposite. the protons and neutrons that make it up are heavier than the nucleus of the atom. so if a helium atom were to be split apart, it would actually consume energy. thats why lighter elements undergo fusion, the opposite of fission.

elements below iron-56 can undergo fusion, elements above undergo fission.

Answer 3

Won't happen.  Hydrogen is too light to fission.  It does fusion to make Helium.  Basis for thermonuclear bomb.  There is a loss of mass in that process and E = MC^2 takes over again.