Binding energy per nucleon of 21H and 42He are 1.1MeV and 7MeV respectively. Calculate the amount of energy released in the following process: 21H+21H⟶42He
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Solution
Amount of energy released =∑Bindingenergyofproducts−∑Bindingenergyofreactants =[4×7]−[4×1.1]=23.6MeV