Determine the Binding Energy Per Nucleon of a Mg-24 Nucleus

question 37

Multiple Choice

Determine the binding energy per nucleon of a Mg-24 nucleus. The Mg-24 nucleus has a mass of 23.985042 u. A proton has a mass of 1.00728 u, a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u, and 1 u is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy.

• A) 192 MeV
• B) 8.83 MeV
• C) 0.113 MeV
• D) 106 MeV
• E) 4.41 MeV

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