Multiple Choice
Two deuterium nuclei, H,fuse to produce a tritium nucleus,
H,and a hydrogen nucleus.A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral tritium atom has a mass of 3.016049 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) 3.03 MeV
B) 3.53 MeV
C) 4.03 MeV
D) 4.53 MeV
E) 6.58 MeV
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