Two deuterons undergo nuclear fusion to form a Helium nucleus. Energy released in this process is ............. $MeV$ (given binding energy per nucleon for deuteron $= 1.1 \, MeV$ and for helium $= 7.0 \, MeV$)

  • A
    $30.2$
  • B
    $32.4$
  • C
    $23.6$
  • D
    $25.8$

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