The Binding Energy Is the Amount of Energy ____

question 11

Multiple Choice

The binding energy is the amount of energy ____.

• A) needed to pull a proton completely away from the nucleus
• B) needed to pull an electron completely away from the nucleus
• C) needed to push a neutron into the nucleus
• D) needed to completely separate all particles in the atom
• E) necessary to move a proton to a permitted orbit

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