The nuclear mass of is

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Problem

The nuclear mass of

^{12}\!\text{C}

11.994\,\text{u}

. Take proton mass

m_{p}=1.00728\,\text{u}

, neutron mass

m_{n}=1.00866\,\text{u}

and

1\,\text{u}=931\,\text{MeV}/c^{2}

. Find the average binding energy per nucleon of

^{12}\!\text{C}

(nearest

0.1\,\text{MeV}

). (a)

7.4\,\text{MeV}

(b)

6.4\,\text{MeV}

(c)

7.9\,\text{MeV}

(d)

8.6\,\text{MeV}