Question:

A nucleus with mass number 240 breaks into two fragments

Last updated: 6/11/2023

A nucleus with mass number 240 breaks into two fragments

A nucleus with mass number 240 breaks into two fragments each of mass number 120 the binding energy per nucleon of unfragmented nuclei is 7 6 MeV while that of fragments is 8 5 Me The total gain in the Binding Energy in the process