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Consider a fusion reaction in which a proton fuses with a neutron to form a deuterium nucleus. How much energy is released in this reaction?(The mass of the deuterium nucleus is 2.01355u) MeV
Mass of deuterium, M =2.01355 u
Mass of proton, mp
=1.007276 u
Mass of neutron, mn
=1.008 665 u
Total mass of
reactants,M' = mp + mn
=
2.015941 u
Mass defect,?m =
M' - M
=
0.002391 u
Energy released,
E= 0.002391 * 931.5 Mev
=
2.23 Mev