Question

HELP... 3.00 amu = _____ Mev. 3.22 x 10-3 2.79 x 103 3.10 x 102

Answer 1

Answer:

2.79x103

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is:
$2.79 \cdot 10^3 MeV$
Let's see why.

1 amu corresponds to the mass of the proton, which is:
$m_p = 1.66 \cdot 10^{-27} kg$
if we convert this into energy, using Einstein equivalence between mass and energy, we find:
$E=mc^2 = (1.66 \cdot 10^{-27} kg)(3\cdot 10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.49 \cdot 10^{-10} J$
Now we can convert it into electronvolts:
$E= \frac{1.49 \cdot 10^{-10}kg}{1.6 \cdot 10^{-19} J/eV} =9.34 \cdot 10^9 eV = 934 MeV$

So, 1 amu = 934 MeV. Therefore, 3 amu corresponds to 3 times this value:
$3 amu = 3 \cdot 934 MeV \sim 2790 MeV = 2.79 \cdot 10^3 MeV$