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MASS DEFECT and BINDING ENERGY...please help...?
i am not sure of my answer...here goes the question:
solve for the Binding Energy of Tritium...where tritium in symbol is "H". And mass no. is 3 and atomic no. is 1...nuclear mass of tritium is 3.01605( actually, it has a symbol for micro.)
mass of proton is 0.0073 and mass of neutron is 0.0087
sped of light in a vaccum or c is 931MeV/MICRO SYMBOL
my answer is -2,784.95 MeV
here's my solution correct me if i am wrong...
mp = 0.0073 x 1 = 0.0073
mn = 0.0087 x 2 = 0.0087
________
0.0247
- 3.01605
____________
-2.99135 micro and it is the mass defect.
E = mc^2
= -2.99135 micro(931 MeV/micro)
= -2784.95 MeV
please correct me if i am wrong...thanks in advance!
Your method is correct but you're missing a '1' on the masses of the proton and neutron. The atomic weights of the proton and neutron are 1.0073 and 1.0087 respectively. Just do the same steps with those two numbers corrected. (multiplying by 931 converts the mass defect in atomic weight units to energy in mev)
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