(a) A deuteron, 2 1H, is the nucleus of a hydrogen isotope
Chapter 18, Problem 18.31(choose chapter or problem)
(a) A deuteron, \(_{1}^{2} \mathrm{H}\), is the nucleus of a hydrogen isotope and consists of one proton and one neutron. The plasma of deuterons in a nuclear fusion reactor must be heated to about 300 million K. What is the rms speed of the deuterons? Is this a significant fraction of the speed of light in vacuum \((c=\left.3.0 \times 10^{8} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\right)\)? (b) What would the temperature of the plasma be if the deuterons had an rms speed equal to 0.10c?
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