Mass Defect and Binding Energy

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Mass Defect and Binding Energy: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Mass Defect, Binding Energy, Binding Energy per Nucleon, Dependence of Nuclear Stability on Binding Energy per Nucleon, Binding Energy per Nucleon versus Mass Number Graph, Mass Spectrometer, etc.

Important Questions on Mass Defect and Binding Energy

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The plot of the binding energy per nucleon versus the mass number A for a large number of nuclei,  2A240  is shown in Fig. In which range the binding energy per nucleon is constant?

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The plot of the binding energy per nucleon versus the mass number A for a large number of nuclei,   2A240  is shown in Fig. In which range the binding energy per nucleon is constant?

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Calculate the energy released in MeV in the following nuclear reaction :<

92 238 U   90 234 Th+   2 4 He+Q

[Mass of   92 238 U = 238.05079 u]

Mass of   90 234 Th = 234.043630 u

Mass of   2 4 He  = 4.002600 u

1 u = 931.5 MeV

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Calculate the binding energy per nucleon of  20 40 Ca nucleus.

Given:

Mass of  2040Ca=39.962589 u,

Mass of proton =1.007825 u,

1 u=931 MeVc2 and

Mass of neutron=1.008665 u

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In the nuclear process, C611B511+β++X, X stands for _______

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Two deuterons undergo fusion to form a helium nucleus as H21+H21He42+Q. Given binding energy per nucleon for H21 and He42 are 1.1 MeV and 7.00 MeV, respectively. The Q-value is

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The difference between the mass of a C612 nucleus and the sum of the masses of the individual nucleons is 0.1 u. Which of the following is approximately the binding energy of the nucleus?

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Binding energy of a nucleus is,

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The binding energy per nucleon is maximum in the case of,

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The anti-particle of electron is known as

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The binding energy per nucleon is maximum in the case of

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If a proton and anti-proton come close to each other and annihilate, how much energy will be released?

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Assume that the nuclear binding energy per nuclear BA versus mass number A as shown in the figure. Use this plot to choose the correct choice (s) given below.
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The questions given below are based on the following paragraph. A nucleus of mass M+m is at rest and decays into two daughter nuclei of M2 each. Speed of light is c.

The binding energy per nucleon for the parent nucleus is E1 and that for the daughter nuclei is E2 then

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A γ -ray photon creates an electron, positron pair. The rest mass of electron is 0.5 MeV. KE of the electron - positron pair system is 0.78 MeV. Then the energy of γ -ray photon is

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In nuclear fusion, One gram hydrogen is converted into 0.993gm.If the efficiency of the generator be 5%,then the energy obtained in KWH is

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Assume that a neutron breaks into a proton and electron. The energy released during this process is (Mass of neutron =1.6725×10-27 Kg=mass of proton=1.6725×10-27 kg , mass of electron =9×10-31 Kg ) ,

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The binding energy per each nucleon in the neighborhood of medium nuclei is 8.5 MeV and the binding energy per each nucleon is about 7.6 MeV in the neighborhood of Uranium. The energy released in the fission of U236 is

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The binding energy per nucleon of C12 is 7.68 MeV and that of C13 is 7.47 MeV. The energy required to remove one neutron from C13 is

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The atomic mass of 7N15 is 15.000108 amu and that of 8O16 is 15.994915 amu. The minimum energy required to remove the least tightly bound proton is (mass of a proton is 1.007825 amu)