Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 30 - Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity - Problems - Page 881: 17

Answer

12.42 MeV.

Work Step by Step

See example 30-5. As in that problem, calculate the binding energy of the last neutron using the masses of a neutron and of the lighter isotope. $$E_{binding}=\left(m(^{22}_{11}Na)+m(^{1}_{0}n)-m(^{23}_{11}Na)\right)c^2$$ $$ =\left( (21.994437u)+(1.008665u)-(22.989769)\right)c^2\left( \frac{931.49MeV/c^2}{u}\right)$$ $$ =12.42MeV$$
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