calculate the disintegration energy when a heavy nucleus of mass number A =240 with binding energy per nucleon 7 6 - Physics - Nuclei

Question

calculate the disintegration energy when a heavy nucleus of mass
number A =240 with binding energy per nucleon 7 6 MeV is split into
2 equal fragments of mass number A=12, each with binding energy per
nucleon 8 5 MeV

Vaibhav T. · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

Mass number of two equal fragments should by 120 Kindly recheck it
Also, refer the solution below

binding energy of heavy nucleus=240×7
6 MeVbinding energy of heavy nucleus=1824 MeVbinding energy of each fragment=120×8
5 MeVbinding energy of each fragment=1020 MeVTotal binding energy of two fragment=1020×2=2040 MeVDisintegration energy, Q=2040-1824=216 MeV

calculate the disintegration energy when a heavy nucleus of mass number A =240 with binding energy per nucleon 7.6 MeV is split into 2 equal fragments of mass number A=12, each with binding energy per nucleon 8.5 MeV.