Physics

Physics

Problem

The nucleus 15N^{15}\mathrm{N} has a total binding energy of 115 MeV115\,\text{MeV}. After one neutron is added, the nucleus 16N^{16}\mathrm{N} has a total binding energy of 124 MeV124\,\text{MeV}. (i) Calculate the average binding energy per nucleon for each nucleus. (ii) State whether the addition of the neutron has increased or decreased the average binding energy per nucleon.

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