Question

A nucleus AZX has mass represented by M (A, Z). If Mp and Mn denote the mass of proton and neutron respectively

Answer 1

If M (A, Z), MP and Mn denote the masses of the nucleus proton and neutron respectively in units of u (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2) and BE represents its binding energy in MeV, then


M (A,Z) = ZMp + (A-Z)Mn - BE/c2

M (A,Z) = ZMp + (A-Z)Mn + BE

M (A,Z) = ZMp + (A-Z)Mn - BF

M (A,Z) = ZMp + (A-Z)Mn + BE/c2

A.
M (A,Z) = ZMp + (A-Z)Mn - BE/c2