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# Consider the fusion reaction $^{2}_{1}H$ + $^{2}_{1}H \rightarrow ^{3}_{2}He + ^{1}_{0}n$. (a) Estimate the barrier energy by calculating the repulsive electrostatic potential energy of the two $^{2}_{1}H$ nuclei when they touch. (b) Compute the energy liberated in this reaction in MeV and in joules. (c) Compute the energy liberated $per$ $mole$ of deuterium, remembering that the gas is diatomic, and compare with the heat of combustion of hydrogen, about $2.9 \times 10^{5} J/mol$.

## (a)$0.48 \mathrm{MeV}$(b)$5.239 \times 10^{-13} \mathrm{J}$(c)$3.155 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{J} / \mathrm{mol}$

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Nuclear Physics