IB Physics – Topic E.3 · Nuclear and quantum physics

E.3Mass defect and binding energy

Syllabus section: Radioactive decay

Use E = mc², mass defect and binding energy per nucleon, and relate the binding-energy-per-nucleon curve to fission and fusion.

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