How long can an electric lamp of $100\; W$ be kept glowing by the fusion of $2.0\; kg$ of deuterium? Take the fusion reaction as $_{1}^{2} H + _{1}^{2} H \rightarrow _{2}^{3} He + n + 3.27\; MeV$.

  • A
    $7.6 \times 10^{5}\; years$
  • B
    $4.9 \times 10^{4}\; years$
  • C
    $9.4 \times 10^{3}\; years$
  • D
    $1.6 \times 10^{6}\; years$

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