JEE Main 2026 — Nuclear Physics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2026 (02 April Shift 2)
Question
The binding energy per nucleon of is _______ MeV.
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Show full solutionCorrect option: B
Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation
For the nucleus , the number of protons is and the number of neutrons is .
Mass of protons
Mass of neutrons
Total mass of the nucleons
The mass defect is given by:
The total binding energy () is:
The binding energy per nucleon is:
Answer:
Mass of protons
Mass of neutrons
Total mass of the nucleons
The mass defect is given by:
The total binding energy () is:
The binding energy per nucleon is:
Answer:
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