Helium-6 is a radioactive isotope with t₁/2 = 0.807s. Calculate the mass defect for the formation of a "He nucleus in grams and calculate the binding energy in both MeV/nucleon and kJ. The observed mass of Helium-6 is 6.01779 amu. (Mass of proton = 1.007825 amu; Mass of neutron = 1.008665 amu) For this question give the mass amu No al placos: signs included

Helium-6 is a radioactive isotope with t₁/2 = 0.807s. Calculate the mass defect for the formation of a "He nucleus in grams and calculate the binding energy in both MeV/nucleon and kJ. The observed mass of Helium-6 is 6.01779 amu. (Mass of proton = 1.007825 amu; Mass of neutron = 1.008665 amu) For this question give the mass amu No al placos: signs included

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Helium-6 is a radioactive isotope with t₁/2 = 0.807s.
Calculate the mass defect for the formation of a "He nucleus
in grams and calculate the binding energy in both
MeV/nucleon and kJ. The observed mass of Helium-6 is
6.01779 amu.
(Mass of proton = 1.007825 amu; Mass of neutron =
1.008665 amu)
For this question, give the mass defect in amu. No units in answer and 5 decimal places; signs included.

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