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}

50\,\text{MeV}

10\,\text{MeV}

110\,\text{MeV}