A heavy nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments whose binding energies are and

PHYSICS · Single correct · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

A heavy nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments whose binding energies are

920\,\text{MeV}

and

870\,\text{MeV}

, respectively. The binding energy of the parent nucleus is

1780\,\text{MeV}

. Find the

Q

-value for this fission reaction. (a)

-10\,\text{MeV}

(b)

50\,\text{MeV}

(c)

10\,\text{MeV}

(d)

110\,\text{MeV}