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Use the binding energy per nucleon curve in the figure above to determine how much energy must be supplied to separate the nucleons in a (140/58)Ce nucleus.
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56 Fe
26
8
He
238 U
92
ŞLi
He
60
80
100
120 140 160 180
200 220 240
20
40
Nucleon number, A
3.
2.
Binding energy per nucleon, MeV
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