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#### Consider the D–T reaction (deuterium–tritium fusion) ^{2}_{1} H + ^{3}_{1} H \rightarrow ^{4}_{2} He + n (a) Calculate the energy released in MeV in this reaction from the data: m( ^{2}_{1} H ) = 2.014102 u m( ^{3}_{1} H ) = 3.016049 u

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(b) Consider the radius of both deuterium and tritium to be approximately 2.0 fm. What is the kinetic energy needed to overcome the coulomb repulsion between the two nuclei? To what temperature must the gas be heated to initiate the reaction? (Hint: Kinetic energy required for one fusion event =average thermal kinetic energy available with the interacting particles = 2(3kT/2); k = Boltzman’s constant, T = absolute temperature.)

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Required formulas:

The amount of energy consumed or emitted during a nuclear reaction is known as the Q value. I can be determined from the difference between the masses of the initial reactants and the masses of the final products of a nuclear reaction. (MeV is a unit of energy).

Coulomb's law states that the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged bodies is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

F = \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} * \frac{q_1q_2 }{d^2} , where \text{ constant } \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} = 9 * 10^{9} Nm^2/C^2 ,   q_1 \text{ and } q_2 -  charges and d -  distance between the two charges

Potential energy of two nuclei undergoing fusion P.E = \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} \frac{q^2}{d}

Given that

deuterium–tritium fusion: ^{2}_{1} H + ^{3}_{1} H \rightarrow ^{4}_{2} He + n

m (^{2}_{1} H) = 2.014102 u

m (^{3}_{1} H) = 3.016049 u

mass of neutron ( m_n ) =  1.00867

Mass of ^{4}_{2} He = 4.0026

a) Energy released

Q - value = \Delta m c^2

\Delta m = \text{ mass of } ^{2}_{1} H + \text{ mass of } ^{3}_{1} H - \text{ mass of } ^{4}_{2} He - m_n

$\Delta m = [2.014102 + 3.016049 - 4.0026 - 1.00867] u$

Q - value = 0.01888 c^2 * 931.5 MeV/c^2

Q-value = 17.59 MeV

b)

Charge on deuterium and tritium q = 1.6 * 10^{- 19} C

radius of deuterium and tritium r = 2 femtometre (fm) = 2 * 10^{-15} m

Distance between the two charges d = radius of deuterium + radius of tritium = 2r

The amount of kinetic energy needed to overcome Coulomb repulsion is equal to the amount of potential energy. (K.E = P.E)

Potential energy P.E = \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} \frac{(1.6 * 10^{- 19})^2}{2 * (2 * 10^{-15})}

P.E = \frac{9 * 10^9 (1.6 * 10^{- 19})^2}{4*10^{-15}}

P.E = 5.76 * 10^{-14} Joules

K.E = 5.76 * 10^{-14} joules

The kinetic energy of all gas molecules is a measure of the temperature

Kinetic temperature = \frac{3}{2} kT where, k - Boltzmann constant, T- temperature.

K.E = \frac{3}{2} * 1.38 * 10^{-23} * T

5.76 * 10^{-14} = \frac{3}{2} * 1.38 * 10^{-23} * T

T = 2.78 * 10^9 K

Hence, the temperature needed to start the reaction T = 2.78 * 10^9 K