If the energy released in the fission of one nucleus is $200 \, MeV$, then the number of nuclei required per second in a power plant of $16 \, kW$ will be:

  • A
    $0.5 \times 10^{14}$
  • B
    $0.5 \times 10^{12}$
  • C
    $5 \times 10^{12}$
  • D
    $5 \times 10^{14}$

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$A$ heavy nucleus $N$,at rest,undergoes fission $N \rightarrow P+Q$,where $P$ and $Q$ are two lighter nuclei. Let $\delta=M_N-M_P-M_Q$,where $M_P, M_Q$ and $M_N$ are the masses of $P, Q$ and $N$,respectively. $E_P$ and $E_Q$ are the kinetic energies of $P$ and $Q$,respectively. The speeds of $P$ and $Q$ are $v_P$ and $v_Q$,respectively. If $c$ is the speed of light,which of the following statement$(s)$ is(are) correct?
$(A)$ $E_P+E_Q=c^2 \delta$
$(B)$ $E_P=\left(\frac{M_P}{M_P+M_Q}\right) c^2 \delta$
$(C)$ $\frac{v_P}{v_Q}=\frac{M_Q}{M_P}$
$(D)$ The magnitude of momentum for $P$ as well as $Q$ is $c \sqrt{2 \mu \delta}$,where $\mu=\frac{M_P M_Q}{M_P+M_Q}$

This question contains Statement-$1$ and Statement-$2$. Of the four choices given after the statements,choose the one that best describes the two statements.
Statement-$1$: Energy is released when heavy nuclei undergo fission or light nuclei undergo fusion.
Statement-$2$: For heavy nuclei,binding energy per nucleon increases with increasing $Z$,while for light nuclei,it decreases with increasing $Z$.

The binding energy per nucleon for ${}_1^2H$ and ${}_2^4He$ are $1.1 \; MeV$ and $7.1 \; MeV$ respectively. The energy released in $MeV$ when two ${}_1^2H$ nuclei fuse to form one ${}_2^4He$ nucleus is:

Statement $1$: Energy is released during the fission of heavy nuclei or the fusion of light nuclei.
Statement $2$: Binding energy per nucleon increases with an increase in $Z$ for heavy nuclei,whereas it decreases with an increase in $Z$ for light nuclei.

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