Roughly 0.0150% of the mass of ordinary water is due to "heavy water," in which one of the two hydrogens in an H2O molecule is replaced with deuterium, 2H. How much average fusion power could be obtained if we "burned" all the 2H in 1.00 liter of water in 1.00 day by somehow causing the deuterium to fuse via the reaction 2H+2H→3He+n ?
a) Determine the average fusion power obtained from burning all the 2H in 1.00 liter of heavy water in 1.00 day. b) Discuss the potential implications and challenges of utilizing fusion power from heavy water as a energy source.