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Problem 6.264

Find the energy of the reaction \(\mathrm{Li}^{7}+p \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{He}^{4}\) if the binding energies per nucleon in \(\mathrm{Li}^{7}\) and \(\mathrm{He}^{4}\) nuclei are known to be equal to 5.60 and \(7.06 \mathrm{MeV}\) respectively

Reveal Answer
Q=8εα7εLi=17.3MeVQ=8 \varepsilon_{\alpha}-7 \varepsilon_{\mathrm{Li}}=17.3 \mathrm{MeV}