Date | November 2014 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 14N.1.SL.TZ0.23 |
Level | Standard level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Question number | 23 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
A student suggests the following nuclear reaction between deuterium \({}_1^2{\rm{H}}\) and tritium \({}_1^3{\rm{H}}\)
\[{}_1^2{\rm{H}} + {}_1^3{\rm{H}} \to n{\rm{X}} + m{\rm{Y}}\]
where n and m are integers. What are X and Y?
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
A few comments from the G2 forms suggested that B was indeed possible with n = 3 and m = 5. This is, however, only a mathematical possibility and there is no evidence that candidates were distracted. Over 80% of the HL candidates and 60% of the SL candidates selected the correct response, recognising the reaction as fusion.