Using the data below

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Problem

Using the data below, determine which one of the three nuclei listed has the greatest mass defect per nucleon. Show the value you obtain for each nucleus. (i)

^{12}_{6}\text{C}

: atomic mass

=12.000000\,\text{u}

(ii)

^{16}_{8}\text{O}

: atomic mass

=15.994915\,\text{u}

(iii)

^{56}_{26}\text{Fe}

: atomic mass

=55.934939\,\text{u}

Take

m_p=1.007276\,\text{u}

m_n=1.008665\,\text{u}

and

m_e=0.0005486\,\text{u}

Related theory

Nuclear Structure
Nuclear Binding Energy
Mass defect and binding energy
Nuclear physics
Nuclei
Mass energy equivalence

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