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Nuclear Reactions

Problem 6.256

Making use of the tables of atomic masses, find: (a) the mean binding energy per one nucleon in \(\mathrm{O}^{16}\) nucleus; (b) the binding energy of a neutron and an alpha-particle in a \(\mathrm{B}^{11}\) nucleus; (c) the energy required for separation of an \(\mathrm{O}^{16}\) nucleus into four identical particles.

Reveal Answer
(a) \(8.0 \mathrm{MeV}\) (b) 11.5 and \(8.7 \mathrm{MeV}\) (c) \(14.5 \mathrm{MeV}\)