PRACTICE / Binding energy

Mass missing from a bound nucleus

A nucleus has mass defect 0.020 u. Use 1 u·c² = 930 MeV and 1 MeV = 1.6 × 10⁻¹³ J.

Find its binding energy in MeV.

1. A$46{,}500\ \mathrm{MeV}$
2. B$18.6\ \mathrm{MeV}$
3. C$930\ \mathrm{MeV}$
4. D$-18.6\ \mathrm{MeV}$

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