For an nucleus the measured mass is

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Problem

For an

^{56}\text{Fe}

nucleus the measured mass is

55.934939\,\text u

. Take the mass of a proton as

1.007825\,\text u

, the mass of a neutron as

1.008665\,\text u

and

1\,\text u = 931.5\,\text{MeV}\,c^{-2}

. Calculate the binding energy per nucleon of

^{56}\text{Fe}

, expressing the result to three significant figures.