Ch26 nuclear physics

Question 1

What is binding energy?

Answer 1

the energy required to separate the nucleus into its nucleons (protons and neutrons).

Question 2

what is mass defect?

Answer 2

mass defect is the mass difference between the nucleons of a nucleus and the nucleus itself.

Question 3

what is binding energy per nucleon?

Answer 3

binding energy per nucleon is the minimum energy required to remove/separate a nucleon from the nucleus.
E/N = mc^2
N = number of nucleons