In both D-D reactions in equation (11-18), two deuterons fuse to produce two particles, a nucleus of A = 3 and a free nucleoli. Mass decreases because the binding energy of the A = 3 nucleus is greater than the combined binding energies of the two deuterons. The binding energy of helium-4 is even greater still. Why can't the deuterons simply fuse into a helium-4 nucleus and nothing else? Why must multiple particles be produced?
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