The mass of a ${}_{3}^{7}Li$ nucleus is $0.042 \, u$ less than the sum of the masses of all its nucleons. The binding energy per nucleon of ${}_{3}^{7}Li$ nucleus is nearly...........$MeV$.

  • A
    $46$
  • B
    $5.6$
  • C
    $3.9$
  • D
    $23$

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What is nuclear energy? Explain how nuclear energy is released from the curve of binding energy.

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$M_p$ denotes the mass of a proton and $M_n$ that of a neutron. $A$ given nucleus,of binding energy $B$,contains $Z$ protons and $N$ neutrons. The mass $M(N, Z)$ of the nucleus is given by ($c$ is the velocity of light):

The binding energy for the following nuclear reactions are expressed in $MeV$.
${ }_2 He ^3+{ }_0 n ^1 \rightarrow{ }_2 He ^4+20 \ MeV$
${ }_2 He ^4+{ }_0 n ^1 \rightarrow{ }_2 He ^5-0.9 \ MeV$
If $X_3, X_4, X_5$ denote the stability of ${ }_2 He ^3, { }_2 He ^4$ and ${ }_2 He ^5$, respectively, then the correct order is:

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