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A heavy nucleus having mass number 200 gets disintegrated into two small fragments of mass numbers 80 and 120. If binding energy per nucleon for parent atom is $6.5 \mathrm{MeV}$ and for daughter nuclii is $7 \mathrm{MeV}$ and $8 \mathrm{MeV}$ respectively, then the energy released in the decay will be
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2017 (26 Apr Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 1. $200 \mathrm{MeV}$
  • B $120 \mathrm{MeV}$
  • C $220 \mathrm{MeV}$
  • D $180 \mathrm{MeV}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $220 \mathrm{MeV}$
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