By which process is the energy released from the Sun?

  • A
    Nuclear fission
  • B
    Nuclear fusion
  • C
    Chemical reaction
  • D
    Gravitational contraction

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In a nuclear fusion process,the mass defect is $0.05\%$. How much energy will be released from $1 \, kg$ of mass?

When Uranium is bombarded with neutrons,it undergoes fission. The fission reaction can be written as ${}_{92}U^{235} + {}_0n^1 \to {}_{56}Ba^{141} + {}_{36}Kr^{92} + 3x + Q$,where three particles named $x$ are produced and energy $Q$ is released. What is the name of the particle $x$?

The energy released in an atom bomb is obtained from?

The $Q$ value of a nuclear reaction $A+b \rightarrow C+d$ is defined by $Q=\left[m_{A}+m_{b}-m_{C}-m_{d}\right] c^{2}$ where the masses refer to the respective nuclei. Determine from the given data the $Q$ value of the following reactions and state whether the reactions are exothermic or endothermic.
$(i) \;_{1}^{1} H+_{1}^{3} H \rightarrow_{1}^{2} H+_{1}^{2} H$
$(ii)\;_{6}^{12} C+_{6}^{12} C \rightarrow_{10}^{20} N e+_{2}^{4} H e$
Atomic masses are given to be:
$m(_{1}^{1}H) = 1.007825 \; u$
$m(_{1}^{2}H) = 2.014102 \; u$
$m(_{1}^{3}H) = 3.016049 \; u$
$m(_{6}^{12}C) = 12.000000 \; u$
$m(_{10}^{20}Ne) = 19.992439 \; u$
$m(_{2}^{4}He) = 4.002603 \; u$

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