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

question 80

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. Particle Mass (amu) C-12 12.000000
Na-23 22.989767
H-1 1.007825
(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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