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ChemistryChemistry: An Atoms First ApproachEstimate the temperature needed to achieve the fusion of deuterium to make an α particle. The energy required can be estimated from Coulomb’s Jaw [use the form E = 9.0 × 10 9 ( Q 1 Q 2 / r ), using Q = 1.6 × 10 −19 C for a proton, and r = 2 × 10 −15 m for the helium nucleus; the unit for the proportionality constant in Coloumb’s law is J ∙ m/C 2 ].

Estimate the temperature needed to achieve the fusion of deuterium to make an α particle. The energy required can be estimated from Coulomb’s Jaw [use the form E = 9.0 × 10 9 ( Q 1 Q 2 / r ), using Q = 1.6 × 10 −19 C for a proton, and r = 2 × 10 −15 m for the helium nucleus; the unit for the proportionality constant in Coloumb’s law is J ∙ m/C 2 ].

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Estimate the temperature needed to achieve the fusion of deuterium to make an α particle. The energy required can be estimated from Coulomb’s Jaw [use the form E = 9.0 × 109 (Q1Q2/r), using Q = 1.6 × 10−19 C for a proton, and r = 2 × 10−15 m for the helium nucleus; the unit for the proportionality constant in Coloumb’s law is J ∙ m/C2].

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