10. Nuclear Energy

Question 1

Mass Defect Δm

Answer 1

The difference between the mass of the separated nucleons and the mass of the nucleus

Question 2

Binding Energy per Nucleon

Answer 2

Average work done per nucleon to remove all the nucleons from a nucleus

Question 3

Binding Energy

Answer 3

The work done to separate a nucleus into its constituent neutrons and protons

Binding energy = Δmc^2