Calculate the energy released in joules and MeV in the following nuclear reaction:…

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Problem

Calculate the energy released in joules and MeV in the following nuclear reaction:

{}_1^2\text{H} + {}_1^2\text{H} \longrightarrow {}_2^3\text{He} + {}_0^1n

Assume that the masses of

{}_1^2\text{H}

{}_2^3\text{He}

and neutron (

n

) respectively are 2.0141, 3.0160 and 1.0087 in amu.