College Physics 10th Edition by Raymond Serway,Chris Vuille

Exercise 8

(a) Show that about 1.0 × 10 10 J would be released by the fusion of the deuterons in 1.0 gal of water. Note that 1 of every 6 500 hydrogen atoms is a deuteron. (b) The average energy consumption rate of a person living in the United States is about 1.0 × 10 4 J/s (an average power of 10 kW). At this rate, how long would the energy needs of one person be supplied by the fusion of the deuterons in 1.0 gal of water Assume the energy released per deuteron is 1.64 MeV