Question 36

From Physics HL Paper 1A (May 2025, TZ2)

  1. A fusion reaction of one nucleus of hydrogen-2 and one nucleus of hydrogen-3 converts a mass of 0.024u into energy. A fission reaction of one nucleus of uranium-235 converts a mass of 0.48u into energy.

What is (energy released per unit mass of hydrogen) / (energy released per unit mass of uranium)?

Equation for the ratio of energy released per unit mass of hydrogen to energy released per unit mass of uranium.
Equation for the ratio of energy released per unit mass of hydrogen to energy released per unit mass of uranium.

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