It Is Believed That Two Carbon-12 Nuclei Can React in the Core

question 1

Multiple Choice

It is believed that two carbon-12 nuclei can react in the core of a supergiant star to form sodium-23 and hydrogen-1. Calculate the energy released from this reaction for each mole of hydrogen formed. (1 kg = 6.022 × 10²⁶ amu; N_A = 6.022 × 10²³ mol^-1;
C = 2.99792458 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A) 2.16 × 10¹⁴ kJ
• B) 2.16 × 10¹¹ kJ
• C) 2.16 × 10⁸ kJ
• D) 2.16 × 10⁵ kJ
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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