What is the Q value for the decay of a deuteron into two protons and two electrons? (There is no stable nucleus with jus

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What is the Q value for the decay of a deuteron into two protons and two electrons? (There is no stable nucleus with just two protons, so we will have to assume the result is two separate protons) ¡d² - 2,p' + 2e + ve
Melectron=0.511 MeV/c² = Mdeuteron 1875.612 MeV/c² Mneutron 939.565 MeV/c² = = Mproton 938.272 MeV/c²
Problem 10. (4 Points) So, is the reaction in problem 9 possible? If not, why not? Problem11. (4 Points) So then, let us generalize to heavier nuclei. If we consider a stable nuclei that is heavier, say an iron, or tungsten nuclei, what is the average binding energy for a neutron in such a nuclei (an exact answer is not expected, I am looking for an "about" value)? Given that the value above is several times larger than the one you obtained in problem 7, what can we generalize about the decay of neutrons inside a nucleus?