Determine the Binding Energy Per Nucleon of a Mg-24 Nucleus

question 20

Multiple Choice

Determine the binding energy per nucleon of a Mg-24 nucleus.The Mg-24 nucleus has a mass of 24.30506.A proton has a mass of 1.00728 amu,a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 amu,and 1 amu is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy.

• A)0.3050 MeV
• B)8.83 MeV
• C)0.113 MeV
• D)106 MeV
• E)4.41 MeV

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