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It is the division of the nuclear binding energy over the mass number.
Multiply mass defect times 931.5 MeV per amu.
Energy released during the formation of nucleus and it is equivalent to loss of mass (mass defect).
THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY STORED IN THE STRONG NUCLEAR FROCES OF THE NUCLEUS
Nuclear binding energy is the energy that holds nucleons (protons and neutrons) together in an atomic nucleus. It is derived from what is called mass deficit. Each nucleon in the atom gives up a tiny amount of its mass when the atom is created. This mass in converted into binding energy.
Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to hold the nucleus together. The mass defect is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its individual protons and neutrons. The mass defect is converted into nuclear binding energy according to Einstein's famous equation, E=mc^2, where E is the energy, m is the mass defect, and c is the speed of light.
mass defect
The mass defect represents the mass converted to binding energy
A carbon 12 atom has a mass defect of .098931 u. This number, the mass defect, represents the binding energy of the nucleus of the nucleus of the atom, and how energy has to be used to split this nucleus.
E = MC2; energy is equal to a quantity of matter. When protons (and neutrons) combine in an atomic nucleus, the resultant mass is less than that of the individual particles. This is the mass defect, and the 'missing' mass is a result of the energy binding the particles together. The larger the mass defect for a particular atom (isotope), the larger the amount of nuclear binding energy.
binding energy is the energy equivalent to the missing mass in the nucleus
Mass is converted to the energy binding a nucleus together
For helium the binding energy per nucleon is 28.3/4 = 7.1 MeV. The helium nucleus has a high binding energy per nucleon and is more stable than some of the other nuclei close to it in the periodic table.
The binding energy is the mass defect, times the square of the speed of light.The amount stated seems to be an awfully high mass defect, though.
m=0.009106u
No. The maxiumum binding energy is of Iron nucleus (A=56) after which the binding energy starts decreasing.
It is the division of the nuclear binding energy over the mass number.