Physics

Problem

The atomic mass of an

^{16}\text{O}

atom is

m(^{16}\text{O}) = 15.994915\,\text{u}

. Given:

m_p = 1.007276\,\text{u}

m_n = 1.008665\,\text{u}

m_e = 0.0005486\,\text{u}

, and

1\,\text{u} = 931.5\,\text{MeV}

. (a) Calculate the mass defect of the

^{16}\text{O}

nucleus in atomic mass units. (b) Determine its binding energy per nucleon in MeV. (c) What percentage of the original mass of the separated nucleons is converted into binding energy? a. (a) Calculate Δm in u b. (b) Compute binding energy per nucleon in MeV c. (c) Find percentage mass converted

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