For the fusion reaction deuterium + tritium → helium-4 + neutron
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Problem
For the fusion reaction
deuterium + tritium → helium-4 + neutron,
determine the energy released per nucleon of the reaction products, in MeV per nucleon.
Atomic masses
• deuterium: 2.014102 u
• tritium: 3.016049 u
• helium-4: 4.002603 u
• neutron: 1.008665 u
Assume 1 u ↔ 931 MeV / c².