Deuterium ( 1 H 2 ) is an attractive fuelfor fusion reactions because it is abun

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Deuterium (1H2) is an attractive fuelfor fusion reactions because it is abundant in the waters of theoceans. In the oceans, about 0.197% of the hydrogen atoms in thewater (H2O) are deuterium atoms. (a) How many deuteriumatoms are there in one kilogram of water? (b) If each deuteriumnucleus produces about 7.2 MeV in a fusion reaction, how manykilograms of ocean water would be needed to supply the energy needsof a large country for a year, with an estimated need of 9.1 x 1019 J?
please help me, i really need it. Deuterium (1H2) is an attractive fuelfor fusion reactions because it is abundant in the waters of theoceans. In the oceans, about 0.197% of the hydrogen atoms in thewater (H2O) are deuterium atoms. (a) How many deuteriumatoms are there in one kilogram of water? (b) If each deuteriumnucleus produces about 7.2 MeV in a fusion reaction, how manykilograms of ocean water would be needed to supply the energy needsof a large country for a year, with an estimated need of 9.1 x 1019 J?
please help me, i really need it.

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(a)    the number n of atoms of hydrogen and itsisotopes in 1 kg of water is    n = 2 (6.02 x 1023 / mol) (1.00 x103 g) / (18.015 g / mol)       = ..........    if dueterium makes up 0.197 % of hydrogen inthis number of atoms, the number N of dueterium atom is    N = (1.97 x 10-4) (n)        = ........ (b)    each dueterium nucleus provides 7.2 MeV ofenergy so the energy from 1 kg of water will be    E = (N) (7.2 x 106 eV) (1.602 x10-19 C) / (1 eV)        = ....... J    the mass will be    m = (9.1 x 10 19 J) (E)        = .......... kg

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