Two Deuterium Nuclei, , Fuse to Produce a Tritium

question 36

Multiple Choice

Two deuterium nuclei, , fuse to produce a tritium nucleus, , and a hydrogen nucleus. A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral tritium atom has a mass of 3.016050 u; a neutral hydrogen atom has a mass of 1.007825 u; a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u; and a proton has a mass of 1.007277 u. How much energy is released in the process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c².

• A)3.03 MeV
• B)3.53 MeV
• C)4.03 MeV
• D)4.53 MeV
• E)6.58 MeV

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