Two Deuterium Nuclei H, Fuse to Produce a Tritium Nucleus \(^{3}_{1}\H, Plus an Ordinary Hydrogen Nucleus, \(^{1}_{1}\ H
Two deuterium nuclei, H, fuse to produce a tritium nucleus, \(^{3}_{1}\H, plus an ordinary hydrogen nucleus, \(^{1}_{1}\ H. A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral tritium atom has a mass of 3.016050 u; a neutral hydrogen atom has a mass of 1.007825 u; a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u; and a proton has a mass of 1.007277 u. How much energy is released in this fusion process?
(1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)
A) 3.03 MeV
B) 3.53 MeV
C) 4.03 MeV
D) 4.53 MeV
E) 6.58 MeV
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