[TexasGator]

"A fire (burning) uses no mass. Its energy release is in the electron bonds. Whereas in fission, a nuclear, not a chemical, energy release is in the form of mass (a small amount) being converted to energy (a Large amount). nuclear bonds.

[RoadGumby]

I must bow to your uneducated brilliance. Or not.

Edit my post all you wish. You are wrong.

Nuclear reactions involve a loss of mass, converted into energy. That is not the case with chemical reactions. That is why a pellet the size of about the first bone on you pinky finger produces the same amount of energy as hundreds of pounds of coal.

MASS IS CONVERTED TO ENERGY in a nuclear reaction. Not a chemical reaction. Try again.