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Consider the reaction
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
Consider the reaction
1
2
H
+
1
2
H
→
2
4
He
+
Q
{}_{1}^{2}\text{H}+{}_{1}^{2}\text{H}\rightarrow{}_{2}^{4}\text{He}+Q
1
2
H
+
1
2
H
→
2
4
He
+
Q
. The mass of a deuterium atom is
2.0141
u
2.0141\,\text{u}
2.0141
u
and the mass of a helium atom is
4.0024
u
4.0024\,\text{u}
4.0024
u
. This is a nuclear _____ reaction in which the energy
Q
Q
Q
released is _____
MeV
\text{MeV}
MeV
.
Related theory
Mass-Energy Equivalence
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear physics
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