Nuclear fusion can happen when a carbon nucleus of mass 12u fuses with a hydrogen nucleus of mass 1.00782 u to form a nitrogen nucleus of mass 13.00574 u.  Determine how much energy is released by the reaction, expressed in MeV. (Keep five significant digits)

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Nuclear fusion can happen when a carbon nucleus of mass 12u fuses with a hydrogen nucleus of mass 1.00782 u to form a nitrogen nucleus of mass 13.00574 u. 

Determine how much energy is released by the reaction, expressed in MeV. (Keep five significant digits)

 

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Given,

mass of carbon nucleus, mc=12 u

mass of hydrogen atoms, mH=1.00782 u

mass of nitrogen formed after the reaction, mN=13.00574

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