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The isotope cobalt-60 has a nuclear mass of 59.933820 u

Calculate the binding energy per nucleon of cobalt-60 using the following information.
Mass of Proton: 1.007825 u
Mass of Neutron: 1.008665 u
1 u = 931.5 MeV

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Answer:

524.807 MeV

Explanation:

The other answer's steps are correct, but they accidentally said 534.807, instead of the correct answer.

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