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Can someone help with these?-example-1
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

First Question

This question has to do with the mass defect in AMU.

It would get closer to the actual answer if I knew what mass of proton you are using and the mass of one neutron as well.

Formula

  • Am = Z*m_h + (A - Z)*m_n - M
  • Am is the mass defect
  • Z is the atomic number (number of protons). 29
  • m_h is the accepted mass of a proton. 1.0078
  • A = Atomic Mass number 63
  • m_n = mass of the neutron 1.0087
  • M is the actual mass of the atom in question. 62.92958

Solution

Am = 29*1.0078 + (63 - 29)*1.0087 - 62.92958

Am = 0.59242 u The difference between what I get and D is that I don't exactly know what m_h and m_n are.

Second Question

The first step is to calculate the mass defect. Just use the formula above.

Givens

  • Am = ?
  • Z = 7
  • A = 14
  • m_h = 1.0078
  • m_n = 1.0087
  • M = 14.00307

Solution

Am = 7*1.0078 + (14 - 7)*1.0087 - 14.00307

Am=0.11243 u

1 u = 931.5 MeV

0.11243 u = x

x = 104.7285

This is more of a reading problem than a physics problem. They want the energy per nucleon, which is 14 (neutrons and protons).

E = 104.7285/14

E = 7.5 MeV

Answer

A

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