After absorbing one neutron

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Problem

After absorbing one neutron, a

^{235}\text{U}

nucleus becomes

^{236}\text{U}

and promptly undergoes fission. If the average binding energy per nucleon increases by

0.85\,\text{MeV}

in the products, the energy released per fission event is closest to (a)

1.9\times10^{2}\,\text{MeV}

(b)

2.4\times10^{2}\,\text{MeV}

(c)

2.0\times10^{2}\,\text{MeV}

(d)

1.7\times10^{2}\,\text{MeV}