Calculate the nuclear binding energy (in joules) and the nuclear
binding energy per nucleon of:
113
Cd
48
(112.904401 amu)
(Round each final answer to 4 significant figures.)
______J
_______J/nucleon
Part1. Calculate the nuclear
binding energy (in J) and the nuclear binding energy per nucleon
of
241
Pu
94
(241.0568453 amu).
Part 2.
A freshly isolated sample of
90Y was found to have an activity of
8.2 × 105
disintegrations per minute at 1:00
p.m. on December 3, 2006. At 2:15 p.m. on December 17, 2006, its
activity was measured again and found to be 2.2 × 104 disintegrations per minute. Calculate the
half-life of 90Y.
Calculate (in MeV) the binding energy per nucleon for 14N.
Calculate (in MeV) the binding energy per nucleon for 56Fe.
Calculate (in MeV) the binding energy per nucleon for 207Pb.
62Ni has the largest known binding energy per nucleon. Calculate
the binding energy for the complete nucleus in kJ/mol and MeV and
the binding energy per nucleon in MeV/nucleon given mNi-62 =
61.9283451 amu, mp = 1.00727647 amu, mn = 1.00866492 amu, and 1 amu
= 1.6605387310-27 kg. E = ___________________ kJ/mol =
____________________ MeV
E/nucleon = ____________________ MeV/nucleon
2Ni has the largest known binding energy per nucleon. Calculate
the binding energy for the complete nucleus in kJ/mol and MeV and
the binding energy per nucleon in MeV/nucleon given mNi-62 =
61.9283451 amu, mp = 1.00727647 amu, mn = 1.00866492 amu, and 1 amu
= 1.6605387310-27 kg. E = ___________________ kJ/mol =
____________________ MeV E/nucleon = ____________________
MeV/nucleon
Calculate the binding energy per nucleon for each of the
following nuclei. (Use the table of atomic masses as
necessary.)
(a) 2H
(MeV)
(b) 14N
(MeV)
(c) 23Na
( MeV)
(d) 32S
(MeV)