The measured nuclear mass of the deuteron ( ) is

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Problem

The measured nuclear mass of the deuteron (

^2_1\mathrm{H}

) is

2.013553\,\text{u}

. Given

m_p = 1.007276\,\text{u}

m_n = 1.008665\,\text{u}

and

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

, calculate the binding energy per nucleon of the deuteron. Choose the closest value. (a)

2.22\,\text{MeV}

(b)

4.45\,\text{MeV}

(c)

1.11\,\text{MeV}

(d)

0.93\,\text{MeV}