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What is binding energy of a nucleus? Give its expression.

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Solution :When Z PROTONS and N neutrons combine to form a nucleus, mass equal to mass defect disappears and the corresponding ENERGY is released. This is called the BINDING energy of thenucleus (BE) and is equal to `(Delta m)c^(2)`.
`BE = (Zm_(p) + Nm_(n) -M ) c^(2)`.


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