Question
Raj is trying to make a diagram to show what he has learned about nuclear fusion.
1 H e atom plus Energy right arrow 2 H atoms plus Heat plus Pressure.
Is his diagram correct, and if not, how could he fix it?
Yes, he should leave it as is because one atom of He plus energy results in two atoms of H and heat and pressure.
No, he should place energy on the right and heat and pressure on the left.
No, he should place the He atom and energy on the right, and the H atoms and heat and pressure on the left.
No, he should place the He atom on the right and the H atoms on the left.
1 H e atom plus Energy right arrow 2 H atoms plus Heat plus Pressure.
Is his diagram correct, and if not, how could he fix it?
Yes, he should leave it as is because one atom of He plus energy results in two atoms of H and heat and pressure.
No, he should place energy on the right and heat and pressure on the left.
No, he should place the He atom and energy on the right, and the H atoms and heat and pressure on the left.
No, he should place the He atom on the right and the H atoms on the left.
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The statement in Raj's diagram is not correct. In the context of nuclear fusion, hydrogen isotopes (such as deuterium and tritium) fuse under extreme conditions of heat and pressure to form helium.
Here’s the correct reaction for nuclear fusion between deuterium and tritium:
\[ ^2\text{H} + ^3\text{H} + \text{Energy} \rightarrow \text{He} + \text{neutrons} + \text{Heat} \]
So, here are the correct elements:
- The left side of the equation should represent the reactants (hydrogen isotopes) and energy.
- The right side should represent the products (helium, energy released as heat, and any additional byproducts like neutrons).
Therefore, Raj should correct his diagram to represent something like:
\[ ^2\text{H} + ^3\text{H} + \text{Energy} \rightarrow \text{He} + \text{n} + \text{Heat} \]
To answer your options, none of them represent the correct fusion process accurately. The intended correction would involve changing the species from hydrogen to helium (and possibly neutrons) and ensuring that the energy is correctly depicted as a part of the reaction's ongoing energy state rather than a product on the right side.
Here’s the correct reaction for nuclear fusion between deuterium and tritium:
\[ ^2\text{H} + ^3\text{H} + \text{Energy} \rightarrow \text{He} + \text{neutrons} + \text{Heat} \]
So, here are the correct elements:
- The left side of the equation should represent the reactants (hydrogen isotopes) and energy.
- The right side should represent the products (helium, energy released as heat, and any additional byproducts like neutrons).
Therefore, Raj should correct his diagram to represent something like:
\[ ^2\text{H} + ^3\text{H} + \text{Energy} \rightarrow \text{He} + \text{n} + \text{Heat} \]
To answer your options, none of them represent the correct fusion process accurately. The intended correction would involve changing the species from hydrogen to helium (and possibly neutrons) and ensuring that the energy is correctly depicted as a part of the reaction's ongoing energy state rather than a product on the right side.