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  4. In a fission reaction 92236U arrow 117X+ 117Y+n+n, the binding energy per nucleon of X and Y is 8.5MeV whereas of 236U is 7.6MeV. The total energy liberated will be approximately

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Q. In a fission reaction $\_{92}^{236}U \rightarrow \_{}^{117}X+\_{}^{117}Y+n+n,$ the binding energy per nucleon of $X$ and $Y$ is $8.5MeV$ whereas of $\_{}^{236}U$ is $7.6MeV.$ The total energy liberated will be approximately

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Solution:

$\Delta E=8.5\times 234-7.6\times 236=195.4MeV\approx200MeV$