Atomic Mass & Binding Energy: JEE Questions & Solutions

The minimum frequency of photon required to break a particle of mass 15.348 amu into 4 particles is kHz. [Mass of He nucleus =4.002 amu, 1…

Which of the following pair of nuclei are isobars of the element?

Given below are two statements: Statement I: For all elements, greater the mass of the nucleus, greater is the binding energy per nucleon.…

The binding energy for the following nuclear reactions are expressed in MeV. ³₂He + ¹₀n → ⁴₂He + 20 MeV ⁴₂He + ¹₀n → ⁵₂He - 0.9 MeV If X₃,…

An atom ⁸₃X is bombarded by a shower of fundamental particles and in 10 s this atom absorbed 10 electrons, 10 protons and 9 neutrons. The…

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The binding energy…

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The density of the…

For a nucleus of mass number A and radius R, the mass density of the nucleus can be represented as:

The atomic mass of ¹²₆C is 12.000000 u and that of ¹³₆C is 13.003354 u. The required energy to remove a neutron from ¹³₆C, if the mass of…

The mass defect in a particular reaction is 0.4 g. The amount of energy liberated is n × 10⁷ kWh, where n =. (speed of light = 3 × 10⁸ m/s)

Assume that protons and neutrons have equal masses. The mass of a nucleon is 1.6 × 10⁻²⁷ kg, and the radius of a nucleus is 1.5 × 10⁻¹⁵…

The ratio of the density of oxygen nucleus ¹⁶ O and helium nucleus ⁴ He is:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The nuclear density of…

The mass of proton, neutron and helium nucleus are respectively 1.0073 u, 1.0087 u and 4.0015 u. The binding energy of helium nucleus is:

Nucleus A having Z = 17 and equal number of protons and neutrons has 1.2 MeV binding energy per nucleon. Another nucleus B of Z = 12 has…

For a nucleus ^A_ZX having mass number A and atomic number Z: A. The surface energy per nucleon b_s = -a₁ A^(2/3). B. The Coulomb…

A nucleus with mass number 242 and binding energy per nucleon as 7.6 MeV breaks into two fragments each with mass number 121. If each…

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The binding energy per…