Binding energy per nucleon of a fixed nucleus $X^A$ is $8 \ MeV$. It absorbs a neutron moving with kinetic energy $2 \ MeV$ and converts into $Y$,emitting two photons of energy $1 \ MeV$ and $4 \ MeV$ respectively one after the other. The binding energy per nucleon of $Y$ (in $MeV$) is:

  • A
    $\frac{8A - 7}{A + 1}$
  • B
    $\frac{8A + 3}{A + 1}$
  • C
    $\frac{8A + 7}{A + 1}$
  • D
    $\frac{8A - 3}{A + 1}$

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