Binding Energy per Nucleon
Part of the Optics, Waves and Modern Physics section of Coddy's Physics journey. Lesson 51 of 53.
B/A: the binding energy per nucleon. Bigger means held more tightly.
The peak: iron-56, about 8.8 MeV.
Toward the peak gives out energy: fission of heavy nuclei, fusion of light ones.
Challenge
The binding energy of helium-4 is 28.3 MeV. What is its binding energy per nucleon b, in MeV?
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