Question
Physics Question on Nuclear physics
In a nuclear fission process, a high mass nuclide (A ≈ 236) with binding energy 7.6 MeV/Nucleon dissociated into middle mass nuclides (A ≈ 118), having binding energy of 8.6 MeV/Nucleon. The energy released in the process would be ____ MeV.
Answer
Energy released Q=BEProduct−BEReactant:
Q=2×118×8.6−236×7.6
=236×(8.6−7.6)=236MeV