Author Question: The neutral deuterium atom, H, has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral hydrogen atom has a mass of ... (Read 109 times)

Kikoku · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

The neutral deuterium atom, H, has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral hydrogen atom has a mass of 1.007825 u; a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u; and a proton has a mass of 1.007277 u. What is the binding energy of the H nucleus? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c2.

A) 1.1 MeV
B) 1.7 MeV
C) 2.2 MeV
D) 2.9 MeV
E) 3.4 MeV

Question 2

The mass of 1H is 1.007825 u and the mass of 1n is 1.008665 u. The mass of 12C is 12.000000 u, of 13N is 13.005739 u, and of 14N is 14.003074 u. What is the binding energy of the last proton in 13N?

A) 2.5 MeV
B) 1.9 MeV
C) 9.8 MeV
D) 10.6 MeV
E) 3.8 MeV