Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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(a) For the nuclei B and C, determine the difference in binding energy per nucleon (in MeV). (Let the mass of a proton be 1.0078 u, the mass of a neutron be 1.0087 u, the mass of ¹B be 11.0093 u, and the mass of C be 11.0114 u.)
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Review the meaning of the A, Z and N numbers. Review how to find the binding energy of a nucleus and then the binding energy per nucleon. MeV
(b) This difference in binding energy is due to which of the following?
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O Greater neutron repulsion for the ¹C nucleus
O Greater proton attraction for the C nucleus
Ⓒ Greater proton repulsion for the C nucleus
One of the major observations of the nuclear line of stability is that heavy nuclei (Z > 16) that are stable have more neutrons than protons; this is in contrast to light nuclei where the proton and neutron number are the same. Explain why this is the case.
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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