The Questions Below Refer to the Following

question 53

Multiple Choice

The questions below refer to the following:
Iron-56, , has a binding energy per nucleon of 8.79 MeV. (1 MeV = 1.60  10^-13 J)
-Determine the amount of energy needed to "decompose" 1 mol of iron-56 nuclei.

• A) 4.74  10¹³ J
• B) 3.47  10¹¹ J
• C) 8.90  10¹¹ J
• D) 1.13  10¹⁴ J
• E) 7.75  10¹³ J

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