Determine the binding energy per nucleon of a helium-4 nucleus ( ) in joule

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei

Problem

Determine the binding energy per nucleon of a helium-4 nucleus (

^4_2\text{He}

) in joule. The masses are: proton

m_p = 1.6726 \times 10^{-27}\,\text{kg}

, neutron

m_n = 1.6749 \times 10^{-27}\,\text{kg}

, helium nucleus

m_{\alpha} = 6.6447 \times 10^{-27}\,\text{kg}

. Take

c = 3.0 \times 10^{8}\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}