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Calculate the mass defect and binding energy per nucleon for an alpha particle whose…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
Calculate the mass defect and binding energy per nucleon for an alpha particle whose mass is 4.0028 amu.
m
p
=
1.0073
m_p = 1.0073
m
p
=
1.0073
and
m
n
=
1.0087
amu
m_n = 1.0087 \text{ amu}
m
n
=
1.0087
amu
.
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