Physics

Problem

The mass of a proton is

1.00728\,\text{u}

, the mass of a neutron is

1.00866\,\text{u}

and the measured nuclear mass of the deuteron

(^{2}_{1}\text{H})

2.01355\,\text{u}

. Take

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

. (i) Find the mass defect of one deuteron nucleus in atomic mass units. (ii) Calculate the binding energy of the deuteron in MeV. (iii) Determine its binding energy per nucleon.

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