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Calculate the Energy Released (Per Mole of Deuterium Consumed)for the Following

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Calculate the energy released (per mole of deuterium consumed) for the following fusion reaction, 12H+13H24He+01n{ }_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}+{ }_{1}^{3} \mathrm{H} \rightarrow{ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He}+{ }_{0}^{1} n given the following molar masses of nucleons and nuclei.
(c = 2.998 × 108 m/s) particle
 particle  mass (g/mol)  proton 1.007825 neutron 1.008665 deuterium 2.0140 tritium 3.01605 helium-4 4.00260\begin{array}{ll}\text { particle } & \text { mass }(\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mol}) \\\hline \text { proton } & 1.007825 \\\text { neutron } & 1.008665 \\\text { deuterium } & 2.0140 \\\text { tritium } & 3.01605 \\\text { helium-4 } & 4.00260\end{array}


A) 5.63 × 103 kJ/mol
B) 1.69 × 1012 kJ/mol
C) 4.62 × 1010 kJ/mol
D) 8.44 × 108 kJ/mol
E) 1.69 × 109 kJ/mol

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