A nucleus Az X has mass represented by m(A.Z). If mp and mn denote the mass of proton and neutron, respectively and BE the binding

Question

A nucleus \(_Z^AX\) has mass represented by m(A.Z). If mp and mn denote the mass of proton and neutron, respectively and BE the binding energy (in MeV), then

(a) BE = [m(A,Z) - Zm_p - (A - Z)m_n]c²

(b) BE = [Zm_p + (A - Z)m_n - m(A,Z)]C²

(c) BE = [Zm_p - Am_n - m(A,Z)]C²

(d) BE = m(A,Z) - Zm_p - (A - Z)m_n

Answer 1

Answer is (b) BE = [Zm_p + (A - Z)m_n - m(A,Z)]C²