$A$ heavy nucleus having mass number $200$ gets disintegrated into two small fragments of mass numbers $80$ and $120$. If binding energy per nucleon for the parent atom is $6.5 \text{ MeV}$ and for the daughter nuclei is $7 \text{ MeV}$ and $8 \text{ MeV}$ respectively, then the energy released in the decay will be: (in $\text{ MeV}$)

  • A
    $200$
  • B
    $120$
  • C
    $220$
  • D
    $180$

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