What physical quantity is obtained when the mass defect of a nucleus is multiplied by ?
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Problem
What physical quantity is obtained when the mass defect ΔM of a nucleus is multiplied by c2?
(a) Rest energy of the nucleus
(b) Nuclear binding energy
(c) Ionisation energy of the atom
(d) Kinetic energy of an emitted α-particle