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Considerthe D−T reaction (deuterium−tritium fusion)(a) Calculate the energy released in MeVin this reaction from the data:=2.014102 u=3.016049 u(b)Considerthe radius of both deuterium and tritium to be approximately 2.0 fm.What is the kinetic energy needed to overcome the coulomb repulsionbetween the two nuclei? To what temperature must the gas be heated toinitiate the reaction? (Hint: Kinetic energy required for one fusionevent =average thermal kinetic energy available with the interactingparticles = 2(3kT/2);k =Boltzman’s constant, T =absolute temperature.) |
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