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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 × 1023 atoms.

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.

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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