The carbon in your body was formed in nuclear reactions in long-dead stars.How much energy was released when three 4He nuclei combined to make 12C? The mass of 4He is 
,the mass of 12C is 
,and 
.
A) 7.274 MeV
B) 3716 MeV
C) 8.424 MeV
D) 2.106 MeV
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