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matt222
Jan2-11, 12:55 PM
I have question regarding the fission of 236U,my question is why we have the Q value (185MeV) of the symmetric fission of U236 (two 118Ru) is less than the Q value (188MeV) for the fission into 96Sr and 140Xe

RocketSci5KN
Jan4-11, 01:58 PM
Less mass was converted to energy.