Solar energy is mainly caused due to

  • A
    Fission of uranium present in the sun
  • B
    Fusion of protons during synthesis of heavier elements
  • C
    Gravitational contraction
  • D
    Burning of hydrogen in the oxygen

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How long can an electric lamp of $100\; W$ be kept glowing by the fusion of $2.0\; kg$ of deuterium? Take the fusion reaction as $_{1}^{2} H + _{1}^{2} H \rightarrow _{2}^{3} He + n + 3.27\; MeV$.

Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them

Match the nuclear processes given in column $I$ with the appropriate option$(s)$ in column $II$.
Column $I$ Column $II$
$A$. Nuclear fusion $P$. Absorption of thermal neutrons by ${}_{92}^{235}U$
$B$. Fission in a nuclear reactor $Q$. ${}_{27}^{60}Co$ nucleus
$C$. $\beta$-decay $R$. Energy production in stars via hydrogen conversion to helium
$D$. $\gamma$-ray emission $S$. Heavy water
$T$. Neutrino emission

The physics behind a fusion test reactor is:

How much energy is released by the fusion of four hydrogen atoms to form a helium nucleus (in $MeV$)?

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