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How long can an electric lamp of 100W be kept glowing by fusion of 2.0 kg of deuterium? Take the fusion reaction as

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Solution

The given fusion reaction is:

Amount of deuterium, m = 2 kg

1 mole, i.e., 2 g of deuterium contains 6.023 × 10²³ atoms.

∴2.0 kg of deuterium contains

It can be inferred from the given reaction that when two atoms of deuterium fuse, 3.27 MeV energy is released.

∴Total energy per nucleus released in the fusion reaction:

Power of the electric lamp, P = 100 W = 100 J/s

Hence, the energy consumed by the lamp per second = 100 J

The total time for which the electric lamp will glow is calculated as:

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