Calculate the minimum energy needed to separate a neutron from a nucleus with Z protons and N neutrons in terms of the masses M_{Z, N}, M_{Z, N–1} and the mass of the neutron.

Energy released = Mass difference × c²

c² = (speed of light)² = 931.5 MeV/u

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Question

Calculate the minimum energy needed to separate a neutron from a nucleus with Z protons and N neutrons in terms of the masses M Z, N , M Z, N–1 and the mass of the neutron.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

Energy released = Mass difference × c²

c² = (speed of light)² = 931.5 MeV/u

∴

Calculate the minimum energy needed to separate a neutron from a nucleus with Z protons and N neutrons in terms of the masses MZ, N, MZ, N–1 and the mass of the neutron.

Calculate the minimum energy needed to separate a neutron from a nucleus with Z protons and N neutrons in terms of the masses M_{Z, N}, M_{Z, N–1} and the mass of the neutron.