Author Question: The mass of a proton is 1.673 10-24 g. The mass of a neutron is 1.675 10-24 g. The mass of the ... (Read 98 times)

audragclark · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

The mass of a proton is 1.673 10-24 g. The mass of a neutron is 1.675 10-24 g. The mass of the nucleus of an 59Fe atom is 9.787 10-23 g. What is the nuclear binding energy (in J) for a 59Fe nucleus? (c = 3.00 108 m/s)

A) 8.13 10-11 J
B) 2.71 10-19 J
C) 8.13 10-8 J
D) 4.00 10-9 J
E) -9.74 10-10 J

Question 2

How much energy (in J) is produced when 0.067 g of matter is converted to energy?

A) 6.0 1018
B) 6.0 1012
C) 2.0 104
D) 6.0 1015
E) 2.0 107