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/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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