An isotope has an average binding energy per nucleon of

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei

Problem

An isotope

_{92}^{236}X

has an average binding energy per nucleon of

7.6\,\text{MeV}

. It undergoes fission into two identical fragments

_{46}^{118}Y

, each with an average binding energy per nucleon of

8.4\,\text{MeV}

. Calculate the energy released in one such fission event.