Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Nuclei

Question:

1 g of hydrogen is converted into 0.993 g of helium in a thermonuclear reaction. The energy released is

Options:

$63 \times 10^7 J$

$63 \times 10^{10} J$

$63 \times 10^{14} J$

$63 \times 10^{20} J$

Correct Answer:

$63 \times 10^{10} J$

Explanation:

$\Delta m$ = 1 - 0.993 = 0.007 gm

∴ $E=(\Delta m) c^2=\left(0.007 \times 10^{-3}\right)\left(3 \times 10^8\right)^2=63 \times 10^{10} J$.