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COMEDK · Physics · 29. Nuclear Physics

Radium having mass number 200 and binding energy per nucleon 5.6 MeV , splits into two fragments Cadmium of mass number 112 and Hassium of mass number 108. If the binding energy per nucleon for Cadmium and Hassium is approximately 8.0 MeV , then the energy Q released per fission will be:

  1. A 475 MeV
  2. B 598 MeV
  3. C 640 MeV
  4. D 176 MeV
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(C) 640 MeV

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The total binding energy of the parent nucleus (Radium) is given by the product of its mass number and its binding energy per nucleon. Total binding energy of Radium = \(200 \times 5.6 \text{ MeV} = 1120 \text{ MeV}\). The total binding energy of the daughter nuclei (Cadmium and…
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