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Two Deuterium Nuclei, H, Fuse to Produce a Helium

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Two deuterium nuclei, Two deuterium nuclei,   H, fuse to produce a helium nucleus,   H, and a neutron. A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral helium atom has a mass of 3.016030 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 1.007276 u. How much energy is released in the process? (1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A)  3.27 MeV B)  3.57 MeV C)  4.00 MeV D)  4.50 MeV E)  5.68 MeV H, fuse to produce a helium nucleus, Two deuterium nuclei,   H, fuse to produce a helium nucleus,   H, and a neutron. A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral helium atom has a mass of 3.016030 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 1.007276 u. How much energy is released in the process? (1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A)  3.27 MeV B)  3.57 MeV C)  4.00 MeV D)  4.50 MeV E)  5.68 MeV
H, and a neutron. A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral helium atom has a mass of 3.016030 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 1.007276 u. How much energy is released in the process? (1 u = 931.494 MeV/c2)


A) 3.27 MeV
B) 3.57 MeV
C) 4.00 MeV
D) 4.50 MeV
E) 5.68 MeV

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