Consider the fusion reaction of a proton and a deuteron: 11H + 21H → X.
(a) Identify the reaction product X.
(b) The binding energy of the deuteron is about 1.1 MeV per nucleon and the binding energy of "X" is about 2.6 MeV per nucleon. Approximately how much energy (in MeV) is released in this fusion reaction?
(c) Why is this reaction unlikely to occur in a room temperature setting?