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← ScienceWhich outcome primarily occurs when inertial confinement fusion fails?
A)Reduced energy output and plasma instability✓
B)Stable confinement at slightly lower gain
C)Increased neutron flux beyond design
D)Fuel pellet achieves supercritical conditions
💡 Explanation
The target fails to achieve high energy output and stable sustained fusion because Rayleigh-Taylor instability disrupts the implosion symmetry. Energy is thus reduced rather than stabilizing slightly; it does not generally cause supercriticality or increased neutron flux.
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