Energy released in nuclear fission is due to (a) some mass is converted into energy (b) total binding energy of fragments is more than the binding energy of parental element (c) total binding energy of fragments is less than the binding energy of parental element (d) total binding energy of fragments is equal to the binding energy of parental element.

Answer: (a). In fission the total rest mass of the products is less than that of the reactants. This missing mass appears as energy, E = Δ m c². So the answer is (a) some mass is converted into energy.

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Energy released in nuclear fission is due to

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Answer: (a)

In fission the total rest mass of the products is less than that of the reactants.
This missing mass appears as energy, $E = \Delta m\,c^2$ .
So the answer is (a) some mass is converted into energy.

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