Question

The mass defect for the nucleus of helium is 0.0303 a.m.u. What is the binding energy per nucleon for helium in MeV.

• A. 28
• B. 7
• C. 4
• D. 1

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

7

Answer 2

$\frac{Binding\mspace{6mu} energy}{Nucleon} = \frac{0.0303 \times 931}{4} \approx 7$