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(show all your works and please do all questions from part a to part d. Sorry for long questions, but I will thanks to anyone who can help me all questions from part a to part d. No data needed to answer all questions from part a to part d)
a. why is there a mass difference(also called the mass defect)between total mass of an isotope(ignoring insignificant electron masses)and the combined masses of its nucleons
b. list a famous equation that explains the difference in part a
c. name 4 types of nuclear accelerators
d. what does the term "naturally occurring isotope" mean
Explanation / Answer
a. The actual mass is always less than the sum of the individual masses of the constituent protons and neutrons because energy is removed when when the nucleus is formed. This energy has mass, which is removed from the total mass of the original particles. This mass, known as the mass defect, is missing in the resulting nucleus and represents the energy released when the nucleus is formed.
b. Binding Energy The mass of the nucleus of an atom is less than the sum of its constituent protons and neutrons (the nucleons) and the difference represents the mass equivalent of the binding energy given by Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula
Eb=Mc2
Where Eb is the binding energy and M is the mass difference. {(Mp + Mn) - Mo }
c.
- The Cockcroft-Walton and Van de Graaff Accelerators
- The Linear Accelerator (Linac)
- The Cyclotron
- The Betatron
- The Microtron
d. an isotope that can be found in nature and not artificial
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