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How long can an electric lamp of100W be kept glowing by fusion of 2.0 kg of deuterium? Take the fusion reactionas



Answer -

The given fusion reaction is:

Amount of deuterium, m =2 kg

1 mole, i.e., 2 g of deuteriumcontains 6.023 ├Ч 1023 atoms.

тИ┤2.0 kg of deuteriumcontains 

It can be inferred from the givenreaction that when two atoms of deuterium fuse, 3.27 MeV energy is released.

тИ┤Totalenergy per nucleus released in the fusion reaction:

Power of the electric lamp, P =100 W = 100 J/s

Hence, the energy consumed by thelamp per second = 100 J

The total time for which theelectric lamp will glow is calculated as:

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