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A heavy nucleus having mass number 200 gets disintegrated into smaller fragments of mass number 80 and 120. If binding energy per nucleon for parent atom is 6.5 eV and for daughter nuclei are 7 eV and 8 eV respectively and the energy released in the decay is given by X×105 eV, then X will be
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsJEE Main
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The correct answer is: 2200
200X → 80Y + 120Z
6.5          7         8
Energy released = 80 × 7 + 120 × 8 – 200 × 6.5
= 220 MeV
= 2200 × 105 eV

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