The Amount of Energy Required to Break Apart the Nucleus

question 114

Multiple Choice

The amount of energy required to break apart the nucleus into its component nucleons is the

• A) mass defect.
• B) alpha decay.
• C) nuclear binding energy.
• D) electron capture.
• E) beta decay.

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