Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Nuclei

Question:

A nucleus with mass number 240 and binding energy per nucleon 7.6 MeV splits into two fragments each of mass number 120 with binding energy per nucleon 8.5 MeV. The amount of energy released in this process will be:

Options:

0.9 MeV

17 MeV

216 MeV

2040 MeV

Correct Answer:

216 MeV

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → 216 MeV