Find the Nuclear Binding Energy of Potassium-40 (Atomic Mass =

question 31

Multiple Choice

Find the nuclear binding energy of potassium-40 (atomic mass = 39.9632591 amu) in units of joules per nucleon. [Data: neutron mass = 1.674928 * 10^-24 g; proton mass = 1.672623 * 10^-24g; electron mass = 9.109387 * 10^-28 g; N_A = 6.0221367 * 10²³ /mol; c = 2.99792458 * 10⁸ m/s]

• A) 1.37 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
• B) 5.48 * 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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