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78PRACTICE PROBLEM
The concentration of carbon-14 (
), a radioactive isotope of carbon, is used to determine the age of organic materials. The atomic mass of carbon-14 is about 14.003241 u. Find i) the mass defect (Δm), ii) the total binding energy (EB), and ii) the binding energy per nucleon of carbon-14.
The concentration of carbon-14 (), a radioactive isotope of carbon, is used to determine the age of organic materials. The atomic mass of carbon-14 is about 14.003241 u. Find i) the mass defect (Δm), ii) the total binding energy (EB), and ii) the binding energy per nucleon of carbon-14.