•22 O An a particle (*He nucleus) is to be taken apart in the fol- lowing steps. Give the energy (work) required for each step: (a) re- move a proton, (b) remove a neutron, and (c) separate the remain- ing proton and neutron. For an a particle, what are (d) the total binding energy and (e) the binding energy per nucleon? (f) Does either match an answer to (a), (b), or (c)? Here are some atomic masses and the neutron mass. "He 4.002 60 u 2H 2.014 10 u 3H 3.016 05 u 'H 1.007 83 u 1.008 67 u

•22 O An a particle (*He nucleus) is to be taken apart in the fol- lowing steps. Give the energy (work) required for each step: (a) re- move a proton, (b) remove a neutron, and (c) separate the remain- ing proton and neutron. For an a particle, what are (d) the total binding energy and (e) the binding energy per nucleon? (f) Does either match an answer to (a), (b), or (c)? Here are some atomic masses and the neutron mass. "He 4.002 60 u 2H 2.014 10 u 3H 3.016 05 u 'H 1.007 83 u 1.008 67 u

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