CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2007 (Specimen) · Paper 1 · Question Q40

The mass of a nucleus is found to be 8.0032\text{ u} and that of its individual constituent nucleus is 8.0045\text{ u}. What is the binding energy of this nucleus?

1. (A)6.5 \times 10^{22}\text{ J}
2. (B)1.9 \times 10^{-13}\text{ J}
3. (C)6.9 \times 10^{-16}\text{ J}
4. (D)2.4 \times 10^{-47}\text{ J}