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Problem
Consider the reaction
3
7
Li
+
1
1
H
→
2
4
He
+
2
4
He
^{7}_{3}\text{Li} + ^{1}_{1}\text{H} \to ^{4}_{2}\text{He} + ^{4}_{2}\text{He}
3
7
Li
+
1
1
H
→
2
4
He
+
2
4
He
. Without using any mass data, state whether this reaction is expected to release energy or require energy input. Justify your answer briefly using the trend of binding energy per nucleon with mass number.
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