In a nuclear fission process, a high mass nuclide (A ≈ 236) with binding energy 7.6 MeV/ Nucleon dissociated into middle mass nuclides (A ≈ 118), having binding energy of 8.6 MeV/Nucleon. The energy released in the process would be ______ MeV. Numerical answer type. Work it out, then open the answer.

Answer: 236. Q = BE(products) - BE(parent). BE of products = 2×118×8.6 = 236×8.6; BE of parent = 236×7.6. Q = 236×(8.6 - 7.6) = 236 MeV.

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In a nuclear fission process, a high mass nuclide $(A \approx 236)$ with binding energy $7.6\text{ MeV/}$ Nucleon dissociated into middle mass nuclides $(\text{A} \approx 118)$ , having binding energy of $8.6\text{ MeV/Nucleon}$ . The energy released in the process would be ______ $\text{MeV}$ .

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Answer: 236

$Q = \text{BE(products)} - \text{BE(parent)}$ .
BE of products $= 2\times118\times8.6 = 236\times8.6$ ; BE of parent $= 236\times7.6$ .
$Q = 236\times(8.6 - 7.6) = 236\text{ MeV}$ .

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