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NEET 2004 Physics question

PhysicsNucleiNEET 2004

denotes the mass of a proton and that of a neutron. A given nucleus, of binding energy B, contains Z protons and N neutrons. The mass M(N, Z) of the nucleus is given by (c is velocity of light)

Answer: (2)

Solution

The mass of a bound nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its free nucleons by the mass defect .

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