Given: energy released = 17.59 mev per deuterium/tritium reaction pair (mass = 5 amu) list the balanced nuclear reaction.

The given information gives us the clue that deuterium and tritium react together. We need to find the balanced nuclear reaction of deuterium and tritium; however, first, let me explain you what deuterium and tritium are.

Deuterium and tritium are two isotopes of hydrogen having atomic mass of 2 and 3 respectively. Deuterium is represented by , whereas tritium is written as .

When deuterium and tritium collide together, they form Helium atom, which is written as , and also release energy (and shoot out one neutron).

Hence, the balanced nuclear reaction will be the following:

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