H2P-558

Binding energy

H2 Physics · JC 2 · Hard · Binding energy

Two deuterium nuclei

^{2}_{1}\text{H}

fuse to form one

^{3}_{2}\text{He}

nucleus and one neutron. The masses are:

^{2}_{1}\text{H}: 2.0140\,\text{u}

^{3}_{2}\text{He}: 3.0160\,\text{u}

, neutron:

1.0087\,\text{u}

. Using

E = \Delta mc^{2}

and

1\,\text{u} = 931\,\text{MeV}/c^{2}

, calculate the energy released per reaction in MeV.

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