Nuclear Binding Energy: the Set of Nuclear Reactions That Power

question 86

Multiple Choice

Nuclear binding energy: The set of nuclear reactions that power our sun can be summarized a 4p⁺ → ⁴He⁺² + 2e⁺. The masses of the particles involved are 938.272 MeV/c² (proton, p⁺) , 3727.38 MeV/c² (alpha particle, ⁴He⁺²) , and 0.511 MeV/c² (positron, e⁺) . How much energy is released by each set of these reactions?

• A) 24.69 MeV
• B) 28.3 MeV
• C) 2790 MeV
• D) 279 MeV

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