Answer:
4.993 ×10⁻¹¹ J
Explanation:
The <em>nuclear binding energy</em> is the energy equivalent to the mass defect.
The <em>mass defect</em> is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its nucleons.
<em>Calculate the mass defect </em>
16 p = 16 × 1.007 28 u = 16.116 48 u
16 n = 16 × 1.008 67 u = 16.138 72 u
Total mass of nucleons = 32.255 20 u
- Mass of S-32 = <u>31.972 070 u </u>
Mass defect = 0.283 13 u
Convert the <em>unified atomic mass units to kilograms</em>.
Mass defect
Use Einstein’s equation to <em>convert the mass defect into energy</em>