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In a fission reaction `._92^236 U rarr ^117 X + ^117Y + n + n`, the binding energy per nucleon of `X` and `Y` is `8.5 MeV` whereas of `.^236 U` is `7.6 MeV`. The total energy liberated will be about.

A

200 KeV

B

2 MeV

C

200 MeV

D

2000 MeV

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The correct Answer is:
C
Total energy librated
`= (2 xx 117 xx 8.5) - (236 xx 7.6)`
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