A nucleus with mass number 242 and binding energy per nucleon as… | JEE Main 2023 Physics PYQ

NVAEasyJEE Main 2023 · 8 April, Shift 1Atomic Mass & Binding Energy

A nucleus with mass number $242$ and binding energy per nucleon as $7.6 \, \text{MeV}$ breaks into two fragments each with mass number $121$ . If each fragment nucleus has binding energy per nucleon as $8.1 \, \text{MeV}$ , the total gain in binding energy is:

Answer & step-by-step solution

Practice more Atomic Mass & Binding Energy questions

Get unlimited AI-adaptive practice, mastery tracking, and an AI tutor that explains every step - free to start.

Start free trial More on Atomic Mass & Binding Energy

Answer & step-by-step solution

Practice more Atomic Mass & Binding Energy questions

Related questions