Calculate the Binding Energy Per Nucleon of an Al-27 Nucleus ${ }_{13}^{27} \mathrm{Al}$

question 6

Multiple Choice

Calculate the binding energy per nucleon of an Al-27 nucleus given the following masses: ${ }_{13}^{27} \mathrm{Al}$ : 26.981541 amu; : ${ }_{1}^{1} \mathrm{H}$ 1.007838 amu; : ${ }_{0}^{1} \mathrm{n}$ 1.008665 amu.

• A) 1.14 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
• B) 1.34 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
• C) 1.54 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
• D) 1.74 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
• E) None of the above

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