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Why nuclear fusion reaction is also called thermo-nuclear reaction?

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Why nuclear fusion reaction is also called thermo-nuclear reaction?

Why is a nuclear fusion reaction also known as a thermonuclear reaction?

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A nuclear fusion reaction is called a thermonuclear reaction because it occurs only at very high temperatures. At such temperatures, nuclei gain enough energy to overcome electrostatic repulsion and fuse together.

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पाठ 12: Modern Physics - Intex Question [पृष्ठ २९७]

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लखमीर सिंह Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
पाठ 12 Modern Physics
Intex Question | Q 4. | पृष्ठ २९७

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Calculate the energy in fusion reaction:

`""_1^2H+_1^2H->_2^3He+n`, where BE of `""_1^2H`23He=7.73MeV" data-mce-style="position: relative;">=2.2323He=7.73MeV MeV and of `""_2^3He=7.73 MeV`

 

Distinguish between nuclear fission and fusion. Show how in both these processes energy is released. Calculate the energy release in MeV in the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction :

`""_1^2H+_1^3H->_2^4He+n`

Using the data :

m(`""_1^2H`) = 2.014102 u

m(`""_1^3H`) = 3.016049 u

m(`""_2^4He`) = 4.002603 u

mn = 1.008665 u

1u = 931.5 MeV/c2


In a photon-electron collision ______.
(A) only total energy is conserved.
(B) only total momentum is conserved.
(C) both total energy and total momentum are conserved.
(D) both total momentum and total energy are not conserved


How long can an electric lamp of 100W be kept glowing by fusion of 2.0 kg of deuterium? Take the fusion reaction as

\[\ce{^2_1H + ^2_1H -> ^3_1He + n + 3.27 MeV}\]


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(Hint: The height of the potential barrier is given by the Coulomb repulsion between the two deuterons when they just touch each other. Assume that they can be taken as hard spheres of radius 2.0 fm.)


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where MZ,N = mass of an atom with Z protons and N neutrons in the nucleus and MB = mass of a hydrogen atom. This energy is known as proton-separation energy.


Write one balanced reaction representing nuclear fusion.


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