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What will be the energy released in the fusion process of two lighter nuclei of masses $m_1$ and $m_2$ into a nucleus of mass M? |
$[(m_1+m_2)-M] c^2$ $[M-(m_1+m_2)] c^2$ $[(M-m_1)+m_2] c^2$ $[M+(m_1-m_2)]c^2$ |
$[(m_1+m_2)-M] c^2$ |
The correct answer is Option (1) → $[(m_1+m_2)-M] c^2$ Using Einstein mass-energy equivalence relation, $E=Δm.c^2$ Mass deficit, $Δm=(m_1+m_2)=M$ $⇒E=[(m_1+m_2)=M]c^2$ |
