The human body is composed of 18.5% carbon. This corresponds to 5.0 x 102 moles of carbon atoms for the average human. What would be the total nuclear binding energy of all the carbon atoms in the body? For simplicity, assume all of the carbon atoms are carbon-12 (12C). In comparison, the energy released by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II was 60 trillion joules (6.0x10¹3 J). Number Units
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear fusion is a type of nuclear reaction. In nuclear fusion, two or more than two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus. During this process, an enormous amount of energy is released. This energy is called nuclear energy. Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the sun and stars.
Fusion Bomb
A fusion bomb is also known as a thermonuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb which releases a large amount of explosive energy during a nuclear chain reaction when the lighter nuclei in it, combine to form heavier nuclei, and a large amount of radiation is released. It is an uncontrolled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction where isotopes of hydrogen combine under very high temperature to form helium. They work on the principle of operation of atomic fusion. The isotopes of Hydrogen are deuterium and tritium, where they combine their masses and have greater mass than the product nuclei, get heated at high temperatures, and releases energy.
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