An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics · Problem 10.12

The Sun — Carroll & Ostlie

Physics — Astrophysics · pp1-chain-q-values

Problem

The

Q

value of a reaction is the amount of energy released (or absorbed) during the reaction. Calculate the

Q

value for each step of the PP I reaction chain (Eqs. 10.37--10.39). Express your answers in MeV. The masses of

^2_1

H and

^3_2

He are 2.0141 u and 3.0160 u, respectively.