Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1303: 18

Answer

Binding Energy per nucleon, $\Delta E_{be/n} = 7.38 MeV$

Work Step by Step

The equation of binding energy is $\Delta E_{be} = \Sigma mc^2 - Mc^2 $ Where $ \Sigma mc^2 = [Zm_H + (A-Z) m_n] $ Substitute into $ \Delta E_{be}$ equation $\Delta E_{be} = [Zm_H + (A-Z) m_n - M_{Eu}] c^2 $ For Rutherfordium $^{259}_{104}Rf$, $ M_{Rf} = 259.10563 u $ $A = 259$ $Z = 104$ and using $m_H = 1.007 825 u$ $m_n = 1.008 665 u $ Now we can substitute all values into the equation $\Delta E_{be} = [(104)(1.007 825 u) + (259-104) (1.008 665 u) - 259.10563 u] c^2 $ $\Delta E_{be} = (2.051245 u)c^2$ But $1 \space u = 931.494013 \space MeV/c^2$ So $\Delta E_{be} = (2.051245) (931.494013 \space MeV/c^2) c^2$ $\Delta E_{be} = 1910.722 MeV$ Now the question wants binding energy per nucleon, and there is 259 nucleons in Rutherfordium, so $\Delta E_{be/n} = \frac{\Delta E_{be}}{A}$ $\Delta E_{be/n} = \frac{1910.722 MeV}{259}$ $\Delta E_{be/n} = 7.38 MeV$
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