JEE Main 2022 — Nuclear Physics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1)
Question
Nucleus is having mass number and its binding energy per nucleon is . It splits in two fragments and of mass numbers and . The binding energy of nucleons in and is per nucleon. The energy released per fission will be:
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Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
The total binding energy of nucleus is,
The total binding energy of and combined is,
Therefore, the energy released per fission is,
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