Nuclear Mass Defect and Binding Energy

Author:Embibe Experts
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Important Questions on Nuclear Mass Defect and Binding Energy

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If the binding energy per nucleon for Li37 and He24 nuclei are 5.60 MeV and 7.06 MeV respectively, then, in the reaction
p+Li372 He24 energy of proton must be

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If the binding energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom is 13.6eV, the energy required to remove the electron from the first excited state of Li++ is

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The masses of neutron and proton are 1.0087 a.m.u. and 1.0073 a.m.u., respectively. If the neutrons and protons combine to form a helium nucleus (alpha particle) of mass 4.0015 a.m.u., the binding energy of the helium nucleus will be (1 a.m.u.=931 MeV)

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The mass of a Li37 nucleus is 0.042 u less than the sum of the masses of all its nucleons. The binding energy per nucleon of Li37 nucleus is nearly,

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If the total binding energies of H12He24Fe2656 and U92235 nuclei are 2.22 MeV28.3 MeV492 MeV and 1786 MeV, respectively. Identify the most stable nucleus of the following.