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The Tokamak fusion reactor project aims to produce electrical energy using the deuterium- tritium fusion reaction, also found in active stars: 2H +3 H -4 He n 17.7 Mev. (a) Calculate total amount of energy released by fusing one mole of atomic deuterium with one mole the Express vour result in Joules. Avogadro's number is 6.02 x 10 of atomic tritium. (b) How many grams of deuterium and tritium would be required to produce and deliver 1,000 kWh of electricity, amount comparable to typical monthly use in a US household, assuming the overall efficiency of electricity generation and transport to be 25%?Explanation / Answer
a)Energy/mole=17.7*10^6*1.6*10^-19J*6.02*10^23J=1.70*10^12J
b)Energy to be produced inclusive of loss=1000*1000*3600/0.25=1.44*10^10J
moles required=1.44*10^10J/1.70*10^12J=8.47*10^-3moles
Mass of deutrium=0.0169g
Mass of tritium=0.0254g