In a nuclear fission process involving the use of 239Pu fuel, if the approximate average binding energy per nucleon in the product fragments is 8.8 MeV while that of the fuel atom is 8.1 MeV, what approximate net energy is released per fission?
a. 170 MeV
b. 270 MeV
c. 190 MeV
d. 90 MeV
e. 50 MeV
a
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