Q. 13.4 (ii) Obtain the binding energy of the nuclei and in units of MeV from the following data:
mH = 1.007825 u
mn = 1.008665 u
Atomic mass of is m=208.980388 u
Mass defect
m=1261.008665+831.007825 - 208.980388
m=1.760877 u
Now 1u is equivalent to 931.5 MeV
Eb=1.760877 931.5
Eb=1640.2569255 MeV
Therefore binding energy of a nucleus is 1640.2569255 MeV.