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Alpha Decay

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Binding energy per nucleon for $C^{12}$ is 7.68 MeV and for $C^{13}$ is $7.74 M e V$ . The energy required to remove a neutron from $C^{13}$ is

5.49 M e V

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8.46 M e V

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9.45 M e V

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15.49 M e V

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Solution

The correct option is A $8.46 M e V$
$C^{13} + e n e r g y \to C^{12} + n$
Energy required to remove one neutron = Difference in total binding energy
$= 13 \times 7.74 - 12 \times 7.68$ MeV
$= 8.46 M e V$

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