How much energy does 1 nuclear reaction which converts 4 protons to a Helium nucleus generate?

Q: About 2% of the energy generated in the Sun’s core by the p-p reaction is carried out of the Sun by…

A: The overall p-p reaction can be given as follows

Q: When 4 hydrogen atoms fuse into 1 helium atom, the helium atom is 5x10-29 kg less massive than the…

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Q: When 4.00g of hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium in the sun, 0.0265 g of matter is converted into…

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Q: Which type of fusion reaction supports stars for the longest time? Group of answer choices hydrogen…

A: The hydrogen to helium fusion reaction supports stars for the longest time. Because, the force of…

Q: hy nuclear fusion reactios in massive stars stop in iron through the concept of binding energy?

A: Given:-            According to the binding energy formula, the light elements has low binding…

Q: Through nuclear fusion reaction, the Sun and stars produce energy. True or false?

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Q: The proton – proton cycle responsible for the Sun’s 3.84 x 1026 W power output yields about 26.7 MeV…

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Q: The Sun is currently about 4.4 billion years old. How much longer does it have before it runs out of…

A: The Sun is currently about 4.4 billion years old. The age of sun is about 10 billion years. Thus,…

Q: How are elements with nuclei heavier than those of hydrogen and helium formed?

A: The process which gives rises to the elements with nuclei heavier than those of hydrogen and helium…

Q: Which of these elements is not “cooked up” by thermonuclear fusion processes in stellar interiors:…

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Q: What is the heaviest element likely to be produced in fusion processes in stars?

A: iron is the heaviest element stars can make.

Q: Each Isotope of helium must have 2 protons in each of its nuclei.  A Helium isotope with 3 nuetrons…

A: The mass number of a nucleus is the sum of the proton and neutron in it .The number of proton in…

Q: For helium to release energy, should it be fissioned or fused?

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Q: Multiple Choice During the intermediate step of solar nuclear fusion a. 1 deuterium fuse with 1…

A: 2 deuterium nuclei fuse together making helium-3 and release one neutron together with energy

Q: how does the model shows how the reaction inside the Sun leads to the release of energy and how the…

A: This model show that the sum leads following two reaction (1)    one hydrogen (H1) and one deuterium…

Q: At what temperature will the ms sped of oxygen molecules become just sufficient for escaping from…

A: Rms velocity of gas molecules is given by,  vrms=3kBTm Given : kB=1.38×10-23 JK-1 Mass of oxygen…

Q: What is the percentage difference mass loss between a Helium nucleus and 4 protons?  My math came…

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Q: 2 protons released in what step of solar nuclear fusion? a. step 1 b. step 2 c. none of the steps d.…

A: Answer:- (d) step 3    2 protons released in step 3 of solar nuclear fusion.  Because   Two protons…

Q: As we’ve seen, the sun’s energy comes from fusion reactions that combine four hydrogen atoms to…

A: As from the give data, four hydrogen atoms combine to produce a single helium atom.  The reaction is…

Q: Neutrino oscillations can occur only if neutrinos have a mass. Why?

A: Explanation: Neutrinos can pass from one lepton family to another in a process known as neutrino…

Q: In a neutron star, gravity causes the electrons to combine with protons to form neutrons. A typical…

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Q: How is nuclear fusion different from the process of standard radio-active decay?

A: Radioactive decay: When the unstable heavy nucleus loses energy and form a stable nucleus. This…

Q: A Sun-like star has a power output of 4.1·1026 W with 90.4% of this energy supplied by the…

A: Write the energy of 1 proton. Ep=1.6021×10-13 Ws

Q: If a gamma ray from super nova emission has a packet of 10^20photon per one second, the wavelength…

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Q: Only about 11% of the initial Hydrogen in the Sun is in the core where it is hot enough to burn.…

A: The mass of the hydrogen (proton) is,

Q: How does the electric force between a helium nucleus and a lithium nucleus placed a certain distance…

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Q: The CNO-IV cycle is a related cycle to the CNO-I cycle but is only seen on massive stars. It starts…

A: The CNO cycle or carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle is one of the two fusion reactions that happens in…

Q: Only about 11% of the initial Hydrogen in the Sun is in the core where it is hot enough to burn.…

A: In the core of sun 75% of hydrogen and 25% helium gas is to be present. The mass of 75% of hydrogen…

Q: How are neutrinos different from most other particles like neutrons or protons?  How do we detect…

A: Neutrinos are everywhere.  They can be found throughout our galaxy, in our sun and thousands of…

Q: What is the difference between VBM & CBM?

A: Conduction band which  contain a large number of electron, by applying some electrical energy…

Q: ur well formed opinion of how will our Sun actually d

A: The sun is in the center of the solar system. It is huge and made up of extremely hot gases. It…

Q: Suppose thermonuclear fusion in the Sun’s core stopped abruptly. Would the intensity of sunlight…

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Q: Based on stellar nucleosynthesis, which heavy element is formed from silicon fusion?

A: based on stellar nucleosynthesis, the helium burns to produce havier elements then continues for 1…

Q: What is the element that was mostly produced in both processes (PPCR and CNO cycle) and what is the…

A: In this question we have to answer what is the element that was mostly produced in both processes…

Q: 10. Show explicitly that if the Sun's photosphere were not ionized, its mean molecular mass would be…

A: To show that the mean molecular mass of a unionised sun's photosphere would be 1.25

Q: The  total energy output from the Sun of around 3.8 x 1026 joules per second, what is the mass of…

A: given:energy output per sec by Sun = 3.8*1026 J/sec

Q: How is the generation of nuclear power related to exponential functions

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Q: The kiloton, which is used J (approximately the energy released in the explosion of 1000 tons of…

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Q: In class I derived the ordinary nuclear density to be about 0.138 u/fm3. A neutron star is a…

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Q: If you were located 100 km from a 1 GW nuclear power plant, what would the neutrino flux be at your…

A: Given: If you were located 100km from a 1GW nuclear power plant 1GW nuclear power plant release 1021…

Q: Why does nuclear fusion only take place in the Sun’s core?

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Q: What is critical density? What is its estimated value?

A: The critical density is the value at which the universe is in equilibrium (balance) and expansion is…