It Is Interesting to Compare the Energy Produced by Fusion

question 144

Multiple Choice

It is interesting to compare the energy produced by fusion to that produced by combustion. When carbon burns to produce carbon dioxide, 395 kJ/mol of energy is released. Approximately how much greater is the energy per mole of deuterium that is released in the following fusion process: ²H  ²H  ⁴He? The atomic masses are 2.0104 g/mol for deuterium and 4.0026 g/mol for helium.
Be sure to keep track of the units and get them correct; remember, 1 kJ = 1,000 kg m²/s².

• A)10²
• B)10⁴
• C)10⁶
• D)10⁸
• E)10¹⁰

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