Putting the fusion into confusion
Uh-oh!' read yout piece on the RSA tokens containing a Lithium ion battery and the possibility that they contain some sort of nuclear fission device, 'says Graham Scott.
'This is extremely unlikely because the stability of atomic nuclei (as measured by blinding energy) increases with increasing atomic mass up to about mass 65. Hence the elements iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc, which have atomic masses 58.9 to 65.4, all have very stable nuclei. Above this level blinding energy and therefore nuclear stability decrease blah blah blah.
'Putting all this into the context of the disappearing Lithium means that the battery is more likely to have some sort of fusion reaction going on - it is therefore possible that RSA has succeeded in discovering "cold fusion". I hope this adds to your confusion.'
Stop! Can somebody really tell us where the Lithium goes in a Lithium ion battery?
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