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If a star can convert all the He nuclei completely into Oxygen nuclei, the energy released per Oxygen nucleus is [ Mass of He Nucleus is 4,026 a. m.u. and mass of Oxygen nucleus is 15.9994 a.m.u

A

7.6 MeV

B

56.12 MeV

C

10.24 MeV

D

23.9 MeV

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