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Physics

Problem

For the fusion reaction deuterium + tritium → helium-4 + neutron, determine the energy released per nucleon of the reaction products, in MeV per nucleon. Atomic masses • deuterium: 2.014102 u • tritium: 3.016049 u • helium-4: 4.002603 u • neutron: 1.008665 u Assume 1 u ↔ 931 MeV / c².

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