CAIE A-Level Physics 23.1.3 Mass Defect and Binding Energy
Practise defining mass defect, calculating binding energy and explaining how mass-energy conservation links nuclear mass changes to energy.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Physics 9702
- Level
- A2
Exam points
- define mass defect as the difference between separated nucleon mass and nuclear mass
- calculate mass defect and binding energy from nuclear or nucleon masses
- explain the relationship between mass defect, binding energy and mass-energy conservation
23.1.3—The terms mass defect and binding energy question 1
[Maximum number: 2]
State what is meant by nuclear binding energy.
energy required to separate the nucleons (in the nucleus)
M1
to infinity
A1
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