Two lighter nuclei combine to form a comparatively heavier nucleus by the relation given below:
${ }_{1}^{2} X +{ }_{1}^{2} X ={ }_{2}^{4} Y$
The binding energies per nucleon of ${ }_{1}^{2} X$ and ${ }_{2}^{4} Y$ are $1.1 \, MeV$ and $7.6 \, MeV$ respectively. The energy released in this process is in $MeV$.

• A
  $25$
• B
  $26$
• C
  $23$
• D
  $22$