A Summary of the Nuclear Reactions That Power Our Sun $4 \mathrm { p } \rightarrow 4 \mathrm { He } + 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { - }$

Multiple Choice

A summary of the nuclear reactions that power our sun is $4 \mathrm { p } \rightarrow 4 \mathrm { He } + 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { - }$ , with masses of $938.272$ $\mathrm { MeV } / \mathrm { c } ^ { 2 }$ for a proton, $3727.38 \mathrm { MeV } / \mathrm { c } ^ { 2 }$ for the helium nucleus, and $0.511 \mathrm { MeV } / \mathrm { c } ^ { 2 }$ for each electron. How much energy is released by each of these reactions?

A) $28.3 \mathrm { MeV }$
B) $2790.13 \mathrm { MeV }$
C) $279.01 \mathrm { MeV }$
D) $24.69 \mathrm { MeV }$