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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 13. Nuclei

A nucleus with mass number \(242\) and binding energy per nucleon as \(7.6\,MeV\) breaks into fragment each with mass number \(121\) . If each fragment nucleus has binding energy per nucleon as \(8.1\,MeV\), the total gain in binding energy is \(........MeV\)

  1. A \(120\)
  2. B \(121\)
  3. C \(122\)
  4. D \(159\)
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(B) \(121\)

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Initial binding energy \(=242 \times 7.6\,MeV\) Final binding energy \(=121 \times 8.1\,MeV +121 \times 8.1\,MeV\) \(=242 \times 8.1\,MeV\) Total gain in binding energy \(=242(8.1-7.6)=121\,MeV\)
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