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the proton-proton chain reaction is just one of many possible nuclear fusion reactions. another one is deuterium-tritium fusion. both of these are isotopes of hydrogen. the mass of deuterium is the mass of tritium is they fuse to make a helium nucleus of mass and one free neutron of mass how much energy, in joules, is produced in this reaction? answer to one decimal place in the form 1.2e-34

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The energy, in joules, is produced in this reaction is 1.8E-12 J.

To calculate the energy released in the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction, we can use the following equation:

E = mc^2

where:

E is the energy released in joules

m is the mass difference between the initial and final particles in kilograms

c is the speed of light in meters per second

The mass difference in this reaction is:

(3.34 + 5.01) × 10^(-27) kg - (6.64 + 1.67) × 10^(-27) kg = 1.69 × 10^(-27) kg

Therefore, the energy released in the reaction is:

E = (1.69 × 10^(-27) kg) × (2.998 × 10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.76 × 10^(-12) J

To one decimal place, this is 1.8E-12 J.

Therefore, the answer to the question is 1.8E-12.

This represents the conversion of a small amount of mass into a substantial amount of energy, as described by Einstein's famous equation.

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