Physics

Problem

A certain nuclide has a measured mass defect of

0.180\,\text{u}

. (Take

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

and

1\,\text{u}=1.6605\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg}

;

c=3.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}

.) a. (i) Calculate its binding energy in MeV. b. (ii) Convert this binding energy to joules.