For the fusion reaction ^ 2 ! H + ^ 3 ! H ; ; ^ 4 ! He +n

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Modern Physics · Modern Physics

Problem

For the fusion reaction

^{2}\!\text{H}+{}^{3}\!\text{H}\;\longrightarrow\;{}^{4}\!\text{He}+n,

the binding energies are

E_B(^{2}\!\text{H}) = 2.2\,\text{MeV},\; E_B(^{3}\!\text{H}) = 8.5\,\text{MeV},\; E_B(^{4}\!\text{He}) = 28.3\,\text{MeV}.

Calculate the energy released in one such fusion reaction.