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The questions given below are based on the following paragraph. A nucleus of mass M+∆m is at rest and decays into two daughter nuclei of M2 each. Speed of light is c.

The binding energy per nucleon for the parent nucleus is E1 and that for the daughter nuclei is E2 then

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