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The cause of energy liberated in nuclear...

The cause of energy liberated in nuclear reaction is

A

Change of potential energy into kinetic energy

B

Kinetic energy of resultant nucleus

C

Energy equivalent to mass lost

D

None of these.

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During nuclear reaction, there is a difference in the mass of parent nuclei and product nuclei. This mass difference (or mass defect) converted into its energy equivalent is given by
`E = mc^2`.
where m is the mass defect and c is the speed of light in vacuum.
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