The binding energies of the atom of elements A and B are Ea and Eb respectively. Three atoms of the element B fuse to give one atom of element A. This fusion process is accompanied by release of energy e. Then Ea, Eb are related to each other as
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The binding energies of the atom of elements A and B are Ea and Eb respectively. Three atoms of the element B fuse to give one atom of element A. This fusion process is accompanied by release of energy e. Then Ea, Eb are related to each other as

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G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

Step 1: Use conservation of mass number and charge, together with Q = (m₁−m₂)c². Step 2: For fission/fusion compare total binding energies; for β decay the mass number stays unchanged. Final: A: Ea + e = 3Eb.