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When four hydrogen nuclei combine to form a helium nucleus, estimate the amount of energy in MeV released in this process of fusion (Neglect the masses of electrons and neutrinos) Given:

(i) mass of 11H= 1.007825u

(ii) mass of helium nucleus = 4.002603u, 1u = 931MeV/c2

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Energy released = Δm x 931MeV

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