7.2 Nuclear Reactions

The rest mass of a nucleus of Boron-11 () can be considered as m_B. The rest-masses of a neutron and proton can be considered as m_N and m_P respectively. Which of the following equations is the correct representation for the binding energy of Boron-11?

Which statement about nuclear binding energy is correct?

The binding energy per nucleon is 7.98 MeV for an atom of . Approximately how much energy would be needed to completely separate the nucleons of this atom?

The mass defect for Helium-4 is 5.04 × 10^–29 kg. What is the binding energy of Helium-4 closest to?  

Which of the following isotopes releases the least amount of potential energy during nuclear fission?

Two identical nuclei of mass m fuse to form a single heavier nucleus (with no other products) with mass M. Which of the following statements is correct?

Alchemists investigated the process of transmutation of mercury into gold. This can be represented by the following equation:

The sum of the rest masses of deuterium and mercury is 202.60 u and the sum of the rest masses of gold and helium are 200.97 u.

Take the energy equivalent of 0.001 u to be 1 MeV.

Which of the following can be determined from the information provided?

Nitrogen-14 can be transformed into Oxygen-17 by bombardment with high energy alpha particles, as described in the nuclear reaction equation below:

The total rest mass of the reactants is 18.006 u and total rest mass of the products is 18.007 u.

Which of the following statements about this reaction is correct?

The graph below shows how the average binding energy per nucleon varies with nucleon number for stable nuclei.

Approximately how much energy is released when the nucleus  forms?