NEET 2008 Physics question
If , and denote the masses of the nucleus , proton and neutron respectively in units of u () and represents its binding energy in MeV, then
Answer: (2)
Solution
A nucleus is lighter than the sum of its separated nucleons by the mass defect . Binding energy , hence , option
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