Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 19 - Sections 19.1-19.12 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 947: 67b

Answer

Mass defect = 0.54369 amu Nuclear binding energy = 8.732 MeV/nucleon

Work Step by Step

Mass defect=[Z(mass $^{1}_{1}H$)+(A-Z)(mass $^{1}_{0}n$)]-mass $^{58}_{28}Ni$ =28(1.00783 amu)+30(1.00866 amu)- 57.935346 amu =0.54369 amu. Nuclear binding energy=$0.54369\,amu\times\frac{931.5\,MeV}{1\,amu}=506.45\,MeV$ Nuclear binding energy per nucleon= $\frac{Binding\,energy}{Mass\,number}=\frac{506.45\,MeV}{58\,nucleons}=8.732\,MeV/nucleon$
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