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Transcribed Image Text:common fusion reaction is the combination of deuterium and tritium to produce helium in the following reaction.
H + H2He + n
³H
H is 3.01550 amu. The nuclear mass of He is 4.00151 amu and the mass of a
Calculate the change in energy, in MeV/mol, for this nuclear fusion reaction. (The nuclear mass of H is 2.01355 amu and the nuclear mass of
neutron is 1.00866 amu. One joule is equivalent to 1 kg.m²/s².)
MeV/mol
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