VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2003

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                    If in a fission process, the mass defect is 1%, then energy released from the fission of 1 kg substance is:

    A)  \[9.0\times {{10}^{13}}J\]           

    B)         \[7.0\,\times {{10}^{13}}J\]       

    C)        \[4.0\times {{10}^{13}}J\]            

    D)         \[5.3\times {{10}^{13}}J\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Mass defect in 1 kg substance \[\Delta m=0.1%\,\]of 1kg \[=\frac{0.1}{100}\times 1=0.001\,kg\] From Einsteins mass-energy equivalence relation, energy released is \[\Delta E=(\Delta m){{c}^{2}}\] \[=0.001kg\times (3\times {{10}^{8}}m/se{{c}^{2}})\] \[=9.0\times {{10}^{13}}\,J\]


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