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Calculate the energy released in joules and MeV in the following nuclear reaction:
1
2
H
+
1
2
H
⟶
2
3
He
+
0
1
n
{}_1^2\text{H} + {}_1^2\text{H} \longrightarrow {}_2^3\text{He} + {}_0^1n
1
2
H
+
1
2
H
⟶
2
3
He
+
0
1
n
Assume that the masses of
1
2
H
{}_1^2\text{H}
1
2
H
,
2
3
He
{}_2^3\text{He}
2
3
He
and neutron (
n
n
n
) respectively are 2.0141, 3.0160 and 1.0087 in amu.
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