GEO 2024Q23
Q: Nucleus 240U, which has a binding energy per nucleon as 7·6 MeV, disintegrates into two nuclei of 119·9Sn. Take 119·9Sn element's 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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