1) In the nuclear reaction shown, one deuterium (hydrogen- 2 ) and one tritium (hydrogen-3) fuse to form one helium-4 and one neutron.
Data: Hydrogen-2 mass: 3.34450 10⁻²⁷ kg
Hydrogen-3 mass: 5.00827 10⁻²⁷ kg
Helium-4 mass: 6.64648 10⁻²⁷ kg
Neutron mass: 1.67493 10⁻²⁷ kg
a) What is the total mass of the pieces going into the reaction?
b) What is the total mass of the pieces coming out of the reaction?
c) How much energy is converted from rest energy to other forms of energy if one mole of deuterium (about 2.0 g ) and one mole of tritium (about 3.0 g ) are converted?
