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JEE Main 2024Nuclear Physics Question with Solution

JEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 1)

Question

A star has helium composition. It starts to convert three into one via triple alpha process as . The mass of the star is and it generates energy at the rate of . The rate of converting these to is , where is _________ [ Take, mass of , mass of ]

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power generated where, No. of reaction . rate of conversion of into Hence,

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