Carbon nuclear binding energy

The difference in mass is significant. It would show up on any reasonably precise balance. Thus, the mass of the nucleus of carbon-12 is significantly less than the mass of its component nucleons. The difference in mass between a nucleus and its nucleons is known as the mass defect. What causes this mass defect It is caused by the nuclear binding energy the energy associated with the strong force that holds a nucleus together. 

You can use Einstein s equation to calculate the nuclear binding energy for carbon-12. 

This quantity of energy is called the nuclear binding energy for carbon-12. In general, the nuclear binding energy is the quantity of energy required to break up ] mol of nuclei into their individual nucleons ... 

Example 2-2. Calculate the nuclear binding energy of a carbon-12 atom. 

EXAMPLE 19.7 Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy Calculate the mass defect and nuclear binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) for C-16, a radioactive isotope of carbon with amass of 16.014701 amu. SOLUTION ... 

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