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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

1. The atomic mass of an element is 12.00719 amu. If there are 6 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom of the element, the binding energy per nucleon of the nucleus will be
a. 76.4 MeV
b. 7.64 MeV
c. 0.764 MeV
d. 764 MeV

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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10 Years ago
hey student..
for this question you need to have a basic idea of the binding energy
Binding energy is the energy required to disassemble a whole system into separate parts. A bound system typically has a lower potential energy than the sum of its constituent parts; this is what keeps the system together. Often this means that energy is released upon the creation of a bound state.
now try correlating it with the data given in the question and you ll get the answer..