Calculate the quantity of energy produced per gram of reactant for the fusion of H-3 (atomic mass = 3.016049 amu) with H-1 (atomic mass = 1.007825 amu) to form He-4 (atomic mass = 4.002603 amu).

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1. Identify the nuclear reaction: \( \text{H-3} + \text{H-1} \rightarrow \text{He-4} \).
2. Calculate the mass defect: \( \Delta m = (\text{mass of H-3} + \text{mass of H-1}) - \text{mass of He-4} \).
3. Convert the mass defect from atomic mass units (amu) to kilograms using the conversion factor: 1 amu = 1.66053906660 \times 10^{-27} \text{ kg}.
4. Use Einstein's equation \( E = \Delta m c^2 \) to calculate the energy released, where \( c \) is the speed of light \( 3.00 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s} \).
5. Calculate the energy produced per gram of reactant by dividing the total energy by the total mass of the reactants in grams.