QuestionNuclear physics / binding energy
Nucleus ²⁴⁰U, which has a binding energy per nucleon as 7·6 MeV, disintegrates into two nuclei of ¹¹⁹·⁹Sn. Take ¹¹⁹·⁹Sn elements atomic mass number as 120 and binding energy per nucleon as 8·4 MeV. Which one among the following is the correct value of the energy released in the disintegration process ?
- (a) 192 MeV
- (b) 190 MeV
- (c) 188 MeV
- (d) 3840 MeV
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