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Nuclear energy is released in fusion rea...

Nuclear energy is released in fusion reaction, since binding energy per nucleon is

A

Greater for fission fragments than for parent nucleus

B

Smaller for fission fragments than for parent nucleus

C

Same for fission fragments and nucleus

D

None of the above

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