In some stars, three 2He4 nuclides fuse together to form 6C12 of mass 12.000 amu. 7X amount of energy is released per fusion of 6C12. Rest mass of 2He4 = 4.002603 amu. Find nearest integer to X.

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In some stars, three ₂He⁴ nuclides fuse together to form ₆C¹² of mass 12.000 amu. 7X amount of energy is released per fusion of ₆C¹². Rest mass of ₂He⁴ = 4.002603 amu. Find nearest integer to X.

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Energy released per fusion

= (3 × 4.002603 – 12.000) amu

= 0.007809 × 931 MeV

= 7.27 MeV

= 7(1.03)

Nearest integer = 1