Assertion : Energy is released in nuclear fission.
Reason : Total binding energy of the fission fragments is larger than the total binding energy of the parent nucleus.

What is nuclear fusion? Explain giving its nuclear equations and write down the definition of thermonuclear fusion.

In a fission reaction ${}_{92}^{236}U \to {}^{117}X + {}^{117}Y + n + n$,the binding energy per nucleon of $X$ and $Y$ is $8.5\,MeV$,whereas that of ${}^{236}U$ is $7.6\,MeV$. The total energy liberated will be about:

The minimum kinetic energy needed by an alpha particle to cause the nuclear reaction ${ }_{7}^{16} N +{ }_{2}^{4} He \rightarrow{ }_{1}^{1} H +{ }_{8}^{19} O$ in a laboratory frame is $n$ (in $MeV$). Assume that ${ }_{7}^{16} N$ is at rest in the laboratory frame. The masses of ${ }_{7}^{16} N, { }_{2}^{4} He, { }_{1}^{1} H$ and ${ }_{8}^{19} O$ can be taken to be $16.006 \ u, 4.003 \ u, 1.008 \ u$ and $19.003 \ u$,respectively,where $1 \ u = 930 \ MeV/c^2$. The value of $n$ is. . . . .

In a nuclear reactor,boron rods are used as ...... .

The energy released if hydrogen atoms are combined to form $^{4}_{2}He$ is . . . . . . MeV. (Take binding energies per nucleon of $^{2}H$ and $^{4}_{2}He$ as $1.1$ MeV and $7.2$ MeV,respectively)