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The atomic mass of an atom is
PHYSICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
The atomic mass of an
16
O
^{16}\text{O}
16
O
atom is
m
(
16
O
)
=
15.994915
u
m(^{16}\text{O}) = 15.994915\,\text{u}
m
(
16
O
)
=
15.994915
u
. Given:
m
p
=
1.007276
u
m_p = 1.007276\,\text{u}
m
p
=
1.007276
u
,
m
n
=
1.008665
u
m_n = 1.008665\,\text{u}
m
n
=
1.008665
u
,
m
e
=
0.0005486
u
m_e = 0.0005486\,\text{u}
m
e
=
0.0005486
u
, and
1
u
=
931.5
MeV
1\,\text{u} = 931.5\,\text{MeV}
1
u
=
931.5
MeV
. (a) Calculate Δm in u (b) Compute binding energy per nucleon in MeV (c) Find percentage mass converted
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