Einstein's mass - energy relation emerging out of his famous theory of relativity relates mass (m ) to energy (E ) as E = mc2, where c is speed of light in vacuum. At the nuclear level, the magnitudes of energy are very small. The energy at nuclear level is usually measured in MeV, where 1 MeV= 1.6*10-13 J; the masses are measured in unified atomic mass unit (u) where 1u = 1.67 * 10-27 kg.

(a) Show that the energy equivalent of 1 u is 931.5 MeV.

(b) A student writes the relation as 1 u = 931.5 MeV. The teacher points out that the relation is dimensionally incorrect. Write the correct relation.

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This is a long answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

(a) 1 amu = 1.67 * 10-27kg

And energy E=mc2= (1.67 * 10-27) (3 * 10 8 )2J

E= 939.4MeV

(b) So dimensionally correct relation will be E=amu * c2

= 1uc2

= 931.5MeV

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