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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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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answered Jan 11, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 23
edited Mar 6, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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The given fusion reaction is:

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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