What Is the Nuclear Binding Energy Per Nucleon of Potassium-40

question 115

Multiple Choice

What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of potassium-40? (1 kg = 6.022 × 10²⁶ amu; N_A = 6.022 × 10²³ mol^-1;
C = 2.99792458 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A) 1.33 × 10^-12 J/nucleon
• B) 5.33 × 10^-11 J/nucleon
• C) 5.64 × 10^-11 J/nucleon
• D) 1.41 × 10^-12 J/nucleon
• E) 2.97 × 10^-12 J/nucleon

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