17. The atomic mass of iron, Fe, is 55.9349 u and the mass of Hydrogen, mH =1.007825 u and the mass of neutron is 1.008665 u. Given that 1 u = 1.6605 x 10-27 kg, calculate (a) the binding energy of iron, Fe [give your answer in units of electron volts (eV)] and (b) the binding energy per nucleon of Fe

17. The atomic mass of iron, Fe, is 55.9349 u and the mass of Hydrogen, mH =1.007825 u and the mass of neutron is 1.008665 u. Given that 1 u = 1.6605 x 10-27 kg, calculate (a) the binding energy of iron, Fe [give your answer in units of electron volts (eV)] and (b) the binding energy per nucleon of Fe

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