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The fusion reaction occurs at rest
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
The fusion reaction
1
2
D
+
1
2
D
→
2
3
H
e
+
n
^2_1\mathrm D + {}^2_1\mathrm D \rightarrow {}^3_2\mathrm{He} + n
1
2
D
+
1
2
D
→
2
3
He
+
n
occurs at rest. Given
m
(
1
2
D
)
=
2.014102
u
m( ^2_1\mathrm D ) = 2.014102\,\text u
m
(
1
2
D
)
=
2.014102
u
,
m
(
2
3
H
e
)
=
3.016029
u
m( ^3_2\mathrm{He} ) = 3.016029\,\text u
m
(
2
3
He
)
=
3.016029
u
,
m
(
n
)
=
1.008665
u
m(n) = 1.008665\,\text u
m
(
n
)
=
1.008665
u
and
1
u
=
931.5
MeV
/
c
2
1\,\text u = 931.5\,\text{MeV}/c^{2}
1
u
=
931.5
MeV
/
c
2
, calculate the energy released per reaction in MeV.
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