Green Energy / Fuel

Fusion, a possible eco-sane source of power.

Fusion, unlike fission which split unstable atoms, forces together two atoms to create a new atom which has a net lower weight than the original atoms being forced together. The lost weight is not destroyed but released as energy and can be messured with the help of $$E = mc^2$$.

A proton has a mass of $$1.6726x 10^{-24}$$ grams, a neutron $$1.6755 x 10^{-24}$$ grams, an electron $$9.109 x 10^{-28}$$ grams, a deuterium atom $$3.345 x 10^{-24}$$ grams and a tritium atom $$5.01 x 10^{-24}$$ grams.

In fusion, it becomes one helium atom and one neutron. one helium atom has 2 protons, 2 neutrons, and 2 electrons. $$2(1.6726 x 10^{-24} \mathrm{gram}) + 2(1.6755 x 10^{-24} \mathrm{gram}) + 2(9.109 x 10-28 \mathrm{gram}) = 6.698 x 10^{-24} \mathrm{gram}$$

And one Neutron.

$$1.6755 x 10^{-24} \mathrm{gram}$$

1 tritium + 1 deuterium should be 1 helium + 1 neutron

$$3.345 x 10^{-24} g + 5.01 x 10^{-24} g is 6.698 x 10^{-24} g + 1.6755 x 10^{-24} g 8.3549 x 10^{-24} g = 8.3735 x 10^{-24} g.$$

But there is a difference of $$1.86 x 10^{-26}$$ g.

$$E = (1.86 x 10^{-26} g)(3.00 x 10^8 m/s)^2$$

so

$$E = 1.674 x 10^{-9}$$ g m/s = $$1.674 x 10^{-12}$$ kg m/s

$$E = 1.674 x 10^{-12}$$ Joules/atom

That is how fusion works.

The problem is the extra neutron, but one shouldnt worry because there are plans to use sheild of non-active metals that will absorbe the neutrons and have a half life of only a few decades. Other fuels do not produce the extra neutron so they are non-polluting altogether.

These were the bare facts, make your own mind up thank you.