How long can an electric lamp of 100 W be kept glowing by fusion of 2 kg of deuterium? Take the fusion reaction as
\(^2_1\)H + \(^2_1\)H → \(^3_2\)He + n + 3.27 MeV
Number of atoms present in 2 g of deuterium = 6 × 1023
Number of atoms present in 2.0 Kg of deuterium = 6 × 1026
Energy released in fusion of 2 deuterium atoms
= 3.27 MeV
Energy released in fusion of 2.0 Kg of deuterium atoms
= \(\frac{3.27}{2}\) × 6 × 1026 MeV
= 9.81 × 1026 MeV
= 9.81 × 1026 MeV
= 15.696 × 1013 J
Energy consumed by bulb per sec = 100 J
Time for which bulb will glow = \(\frac{15.696\times10^{13}}{100}\) s = 4.97 × 104 year