(a) Define 'Mass defect' and 'Binding energy' of a nucleus. Describe 'Fission…

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(a) Define 'Mass defect' and 'Binding energy' of a nucleus. Describe 'Fission process' on the basis of binding energy per nucleon. (b) A deuteron contains a proton and a neutron and has a mass of 2.013553 u. Calculate the mass defect for it in u and its energy equivalence in MeV. (mp=1.007277m_p = 1.007277 u, mn=1.008665m_n = 1.008665 u, 1u=931.51u = 931.5 MeV/c2\text{MeV}/c^2) a. Define 'Mass defect' and 'Binding energy' of a nucleus. Describe 'Fission process' on the basis of binding energy per nucleon. b. A deuteron contains a proton and a neutron and has a mass of 2.013553 u. Calculate the mass defect for it in u and its energy equivalence in MeV. (mp=1.007277m_p = 1.007277 u, mn=1.008665m_n = 1.008665 u, 1u=931.51u = 931.5 MeV/c2\text{MeV}/c^2)

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