What Is the Nuclear Binding Energy Per Nucleon of Potassium-40

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the nuclear binding energy per nucleon of potassium-40? Particle
Mass (amu)
K-40
39) 9632591
Neutron
1) 008701
Proton
1) 007316
Electron
0) 000549
(1 kg = 6.022 × 10²⁶ amu;
N_A = 6.022 × 10²³ mol^-1;
C = 2.99792458 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A)1.33 × 10^-12 J/nucleon
• B)5.33 × 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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