Explanation Given: Energy produced by the reactor, E = 1000 M W = 1000 × 10 6 W Efficiency of the reactor, e = 33% Reaction: 2 H 1 + 2 H 1 → 3 H 1 + 1 H 1 ( 4.03 M e V ) Formula used: m= N M N A , where m is mass of a substance, N is number of molecules, M is the molar mass of the substance and N A is the Avogadro number Calculation: The total energy produced by the reactor in 1 year, E r = E × ( 365 × 24 × 3600 ) = 1000 × 10 6 × 3.15 × 10 7 J = 3.15 × 10 16 J Energy converted into electrical energy from each fusion reaction, E f = e × 4.03 M e v or E f = 0.33 × 4.03 M e V = 1.33 M e V = 1...

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