The binding energy per nucleon of $^{209}_{83}Bi$ is . . . . . . MeV. [Take $m(^{209}_{83}Bi) = 208.980388 \text{ u}$, $m_p = 1.007825 \text{ u}$, $m_n = 1.008665 \text{ u}$, $1 \text{ u} = 931 \text{ MeV}/c^2$]

  • A
    $7.48$
  • B
    $7.84$
  • C
    $8.79$
  • D
    $6.94$

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Given below are two statements:
Statement $I$: For all elements, greater the mass of the nucleus, greater is the binding energy per nucleon.
Statement $II$: For all elements, nuclei with less binding energy per nucleon transform to nuclei with greater binding energy per nucleon.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Mass numbers of the elements $A, B, C$ and $D$ are $30, 60, 90$ and $120$ respectively. The specific binding energies of them are $5 \text{ MeV}, 8.5 \text{ MeV}, 8 \text{ MeV}$ and $7 \text{ MeV}$ respectively. In which of the following reaction$(s)$ is energy released?
$1. D \rightarrow 2B$
$2. C \rightarrow B + A$
$3. B \rightarrow 2A$

Given the masses of various atomic particles $m_{p} = 1.0072 \ u$,$m_{n} = 1.0087 \ u$,$m_{e} = 0.000548 \ u$,$m_{\bar{v}} = 0$,and $m_{d} = 2.0141 \ u$,where $p \equiv$ proton,$n \equiv$ neutron,$e \equiv$ electron,$\bar{v} \equiv$ antineutrino,and $d \equiv$ deuteron. Which of the following processes is allowed by momentum and energy conservation?

$A$ nucleus $^{A}_{Z} X$ has mass represented by $M(A, Z)$. If $M_p$ and $M_n$ denote the mass of a proton and a neutron respectively, and $B.E.$ is the binding energy in $MeV$, then:

$M_p$ denotes the mass of a proton and $M_n$ that of a neutron. $A$ given nucleus,of binding energy $B$,contains $Z$ protons and $N$ neutrons. The mass $M(N, Z)$ of the nucleus is given by ($c$ is the velocity of light):

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