Physics

Problem

The binding energy per nucleon of deuterium is

1.11\,\text{MeV}

and that of helium-4 is

7.07\,\text{MeV}

. If two deuterium nuclei fuse directly to form one helium-4 nucleus (assume no other products), how much energy is released? a)

26.1\ \text{MeV}

11.9\ \text{MeV}

23.8\ \text{MeV}

5.96\ \text{MeV}