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The nuclear reaction that powers the sun is the fusion of fourprotons into a helium nucleus. The process involves several steps,but the net reaction is simply 4p->He + energy. The mass of ahelium nucleus is known to be 6.64*10^-27kg.
a) How much energy is released in each fusion in joules?
b)What fraction of the initial rest mass energy is this energy(percentage)?
The nuclear reaction that powers the sun is the fusion of fourprotons into a helium nucleus. The process involves several steps,but the net reaction is simply 4p->He + energy. The mass of ahelium nucleus is known to be 6.64*10^-27kg.
a) How much energy is released in each fusion in joules?
b)What fraction of the initial rest mass energy is this energy(percentage)?
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