A Summary of the Nuclear Reactions That Power Our Sun

question 12

Multiple Choice

A summary of the nuclear reactions that power our sun can be written as 4p  ⁴He + 2e-,with masses of 938.272 MeV/c² for proton,3727.38 MeV/c² for helium,and 0.511 MeV/c² for electrons.If this is the reaction that occurs,how much energy is released?

• A)24.69 MeV
• B)28.3 MeV
• C)2790.13 MeV
• D)279.01 MeV

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