Carbon-13 (C-13, with molar mass M = 13.0) is one of the two stable isotopes of carbon. The mass defect associated with the combination of the nucleons and electrons in the formation of this C-13 isotope is: Am = - 0.1076026 g/mol. Compute the total binding energy (AE) per nucleon, for this isotope of carbon:

Carbon-13 (C-13, with molar mass M = 13.0) is one of the two stable isotopes of carbon. The mass defect associated with the combination of the nucleons and electrons in the formation of this C-13 isotope is: Am = - 0.1076026 g/mol. Compute the total binding energy (AE) per nucleon, for this isotope of carbon:

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Carbon-13 (C-13, with molar mass M = 13.0) is one of the two stable isotopes of carbon.
The mass defect associated with the combination of the nucleons and electrons in the formation of this C-13
isotope is:
Am = - 0.1076026 g/mol.
Compute the total binding energy (AE) per nucleon, for this isotope of carbon:
A. +6.67 kl.mol, nucleon
B. -7.44 kl.mol. nucleon
C. +13.88 kJ.mol. nucleon
D. -6.67 kl.mol1, nucleon
E. None of the above
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