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

question 40

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.The masses of carbon-12,sodium-23,and hydrogen-1 are 12.0000 amu,22.989767 amu,and 1.007825,respectively.

• A)2.16 \(\times\) 10¹⁴ kJ
• B)2.16 \(\times\) 10¹¹ kJ
• C)2.16 \(\times\) 10⁸ kJ
• D)2.16 \(\times\) 10⁵ kJ
• E)None of these choices is correct.

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