The reaction energy associated with a nuclear reaction is
a. the total change in rest energy as a result of the reaction.
b. equivalent to the disintegration energy.
c. the minimum energy necessary for such a reaction to occur.
d. called the threshold energy.
e. the binding energy of the nucleons.
a
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