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16 August, 18:10

The isotope Cobalt-60 has a nuclear mass of 59.933820 u

Calculate the Mass Defect of Cobalt-60 using the following information.

Mass of Proton: 1.007825 u

Mass of Neutron: 1.008665 u

1 u = 931.5 MeV

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  1. 16 August, 18:42
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    Using the Einstein relationship:

    Nuclear binding energy = Δmc^2

    number of protons x 1.007825 x 931.5 Me V = X

    number of neutrons x 1.008665 x 931.5 Me V = Y

    Adding up these energies = X + Y

    59.933820 x 931.5 Me V = Z

    Subtract Z from (X+Y)

    (X+Y) - Z = Nuclear binding energy

    Divide by the total number of nucleons by the sum of all protons and neutrons in Co 60

    (524.807 Me V) / (60 nucleons) = 8.74678 Me V/nucleon.
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