Calculate the energy released per nucleon in the following cases and state which…

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Problem

Calculate the energy released per nucleon in the following cases and state which reaction is more energy-efficient per nucleon: (i) Fission of a

^{235}\text{U}

nucleus induced by one neutron releases

200\;\text{MeV}

(take the total number of nucleons involved as

236

). (ii) Fusion of one deuterium nucleus with one tritium nucleus releases

17.6\;\text{MeV}

(total nucleons

=5