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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

  1. A 1. \(200 \mathrm{MeV}\)
  2. B \(120 \mathrm{MeV}\)
  3. C \(220 \mathrm{MeV}\)
  4. D \(180 \mathrm{MeV}\)
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(C) \(220 \mathrm{MeV}\)

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