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32.7 Exercise 7

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Fusion bombs use neutrons from their fission trigger to create tritium fuel in the reaction n+6Li→3H+4Hen +^{6} \text{Li} \rightarrow^{3} \text{H} +^{4} \text{He}. What is the energy released by this reaction in MeV?

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 32.7 Nuclear Weapons, exercise 7

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