Concept explainers
(a)
To Find: The mass defect of the given isotope.
(a)
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Nuclear mass of isotope
Formula Used:
Mass defect can be obtained by:
Here, Z is the atomic number, A is the mass number,
Binding energy per nucleon can be obtained by:
Here, A is the mass number of the isotope.
Calculations:
The mass defect of the
Binding energy can be calculated as follows:
Binding energy per nucleon can be calculated as follows:
Conclusion:
Thus, the binding energy per nucleon of
(b)
To Find: The one which requires more energy to separate a nucleon out of
(b)
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Nuclear mass of isotope
The binding energy per nucleon of
Formula Used:
Mass defect can be obtained by:
Here, Z is the atomic number, A is the mass number,
Binding energy per nucleon can be obtained by:
Here, A is the mass number of the isotope.
Calculations:
The mass defect of the
Binding energy can be calculated as follows:
Binding energy per nucleon can be calculated as follows:
As the binding energy per nucleon of
Conclusion:
More energy would be required to separate nucleon from
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