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The binding energies per nucleon for deuterium and helium are and
PHYSICS · Numerical · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
The binding energies per nucleon for deuterium
(
1
2
H
)
\left({}_{1}^{2}\mathrm{H}\right)
(
1
2
H
)
and helium
(
2
4
H
e
)
\left({}_{2}^{4}\mathrm{He}\right)
(
2
4
He
)
are
1.1
MeV
1.1\,\text{MeV}
1.1
MeV
and
7.0
MeV
7.0\,\text{MeV}
7.0
MeV
, respectively. Find the energy released when two deuterons fuse to form a helium nucleus.
Related theory
Nuclear Binding Energy
Mass energy equivalence
Nuclear physics
Mass defect and binding energy
Nuclei
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