Why the binding energy of very light nuclei is low?
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The binding energy is equal to the work done (force x distance) as they are pulled apart. Light nuclei do not have many nucleons in them. So there are not many to pull apart so not much energy is required. ... To remove this issue it is common to use the binding energy /nucleon.
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A way of imagining binding energy is to consider how much energy would be required to pull all the nucleons apart (eg with small tweezers). ... Light nuclei do not have many nucleons in them. So there are not many to pull apart so not much energy is required.
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