Two Deuterium Nuclei ${}^{2}_{1}$ H,fuse to Produce a Tritium Nucleus ${}^{3}_{1}$ H,plus an Ordinary Hydrogen Nucleus

Two deuterium nuclei, ${}^{2}_{1}$ H,fuse to produce a tritium nucleus, ${}^{3}_{1}$ H,plus an ordinary hydrogen nucleus, ${}^{1}_{1}$ H.A neutral deuterium atom has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral tritium atom has a mass of 3.016050 u; a neutral hydrogen atom has a mass of 1.007825 u; a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u; and a proton has a mass of 1.007277 u.How much energy is released in this fusion process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c²)

A) 3.03 MeV
B) 3.53 MeV
C) 4.03 MeV
D) 4.53 MeV
E) 6.58 MeV

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