Question

From the following equations pick out the possible nuclear fusion reaction :

• A. ${ }_{6}^{13} C +{ }_{1}^{1} H \rightarrow{ }_{6}^{14} C +4.3\, MeV$
• B. ${ }_{6}^{12} C +{ }_{1}^{1} H \rightarrow{ }_{7}^{13} C +2\, MeV$
• C. ${ }_{7}^{14} C +{ }_{1}^{1} H \rightarrow{ }_{8}^{16} O +7.3\, MeV$
• D. ${ }_{92}^{235} U +{ }_{0}^{1} n \rightarrow{ }_{54}^{140} Xe +{ }_{38}^{94} Sr +2\left({ }_{0}^{1} n\right)+\gamma+200\, MeV$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$C-13$ and $C-14$ are not available in abundance so it is not possible to fuse these element nuclei with other whereas in option (D), the given reaction is a fission reaction hence option (B) is correct.