Calculate the binding energy per nucleon Eb/A of helium nuclide.

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Calculate the binding energy per nucleon Eb/A of helium nuclide.

 

The binding energy for a nucleus containing Z protons and N neutrons is defined as
c²[ZMµ + Nmn – 2M] where M is the mass of the neutral atom containing the nucleus, the
quantity in the parentheses is the mass defect, and c² = 931.5 MeV/u.The binding energy
of a nuclide can also be written as E, = Am × 931.5 MeV/u where Am is the mass defect.
The Figure below show the mass for neutral atom and the nucleons of a helium atom.
%3D
He
on
Binding
energy
Mass = 4.0026 u
Mass = 4.0330 u
Transcribed Image Text:The binding energy for a nucleus containing Z protons and N neutrons is defined as c²[ZMµ + Nmn – 2M] where M is the mass of the neutral atom containing the nucleus, the quantity in the parentheses is the mass defect, and c² = 931.5 MeV/u.The binding energy of a nuclide can also be written as E, = Am × 931.5 MeV/u where Am is the mass defect. The Figure below show the mass for neutral atom and the nucleons of a helium atom. %3D He on Binding energy Mass = 4.0026 u Mass = 4.0330 u
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