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In the fusion reaction
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
In the fusion reaction
1
2
H
+
1
2
H
→
2
3
H
e
+
0
1
n
{}_{1}^{2}\mathrm{H}+{}_{1}^{2}\mathrm{H}\rightarrow{}_{2}^{3}\mathrm{He}+{}_{0}^{1}\mathrm{n}
1
2
H
+
1
2
H
→
2
3
He
+
0
1
n
, the masses of a deuteron, helium nucleus, and neutron are
2.015
u
2.015\ \mathrm{u}
2.015
u
,
3.017
u
3.017\ \mathrm{u}
3.017
u
, and
1.009
u
1.009\ \mathrm{u}
1.009
u
, respectively. If
1
k
g
1\ \mathrm{kg}
1
kg
of deuterium undergoes complete fusion, find the total energy released. Use
1
u
=
931.5
M
e
V
/
c
2
1\ \mathrm{u}=931.5\ \mathrm{MeV}/c^2
1
u
=
931.5
MeV
/
c
2
.
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