Nuclear Physics And Radioactivity Question 49
Question: The binding energy per nucleon of $ O^{16} $ is 7.97 MeV and that of $ O^{17} $ is 7.75 MeV. The energy (in MeV) required to remove a neutron from $ O^{17} $ is [IIT 1995]
Options:
A) 3.52
B) 3.64
C) 4.23
D) 7.86
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The equation is $ O^{17}\to _{0}n^{1}+O^{16} $
$ \therefore $ Energy required = B.E. of O17 ? B.E. of O16 = 17 ´ 7.75 ? 16 ´ 7.97 = 4.23 MeV
BETA
