Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy
 

Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy problem 11


One possible nuclear reaction that takes place in a nuclear reactor is given by the equation




Data for the nuclei and particles are given in the table below.




  • Determine, for this nuclear reaction, the value of .


    • Show that the energy equivalent to is .


    • Calculate the energy, in , released in this reaction. Give your answer to three significant figures.


  • Suggest the forms of energy into which the energy calculated in (b)(ii) is transformed.


 

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