Physics

Problem

The nuclear mass of

_2^{4}He

4.00260\,u

. Given

m_p=1.00728\,u

and

m_n=1.00866\,u

, calculate the binding energy of the helium nucleus. a) 28.3\,\text{MeV} b) 31.5\,\text{MeV} c) 27.3\,\text{MeV} d) 23.5\,\text{MeV}