13.5 A given coin has a mass of 3.0 g. Calculate the nuclear energy that would be required to separate all the neutrons and protons from each other. For simplicity assume that the coin is entirely made of atoms (of mass 62.92960 u).
13.5 A given coin has a mass of 3.0 g. Calculate the nuclear energy that would be required to separate all the neutrons and protons from each other. For simplicity assume that the coin is entirely made of atoms (of mass 62.92960 u).
13.5 Mass of the copper coin, m' = 3.0 g
Atomic mass of , m = 62.92960 u
The total number of atoms in the coin, N = , where
= Avogadro's number = 6.023 atoms / g
Mass number = 63 g
Therefore, N = = 2.868 atoms
has 29 protons and (63 – 29) 34 neutrons
Hence the mass defect of the nucleus Δm = 29 +
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