Practice Problems with Mass Defect

1. a. Calculate the mass defect for the 206Pb isotope. The masses are:
206
Pb = 205.97444amu, p = 1.00728 amu, and n = 1.00866 amu
b. Calculate the binding energy (J) per nucleon.
2. The net reaction for fusion on a star like our Sun is:

a. Calculate the mass defect per nucleon for this reaction. The
masses of the relevant particles are:
1
H = 1.00728amu, 4He = 4.00150amu, e+ = 0.00055amu.

3. The mass of 56Fe is 55.934939 amu, it contains 26 protons and 30

Neutrons. Find the mass defect per nucleon in 56Fe.
4. The actual mass of 238U = 238.050785 amu, and it has 92 protons and
146 neutrons. Find the mass defect per nucleon in 238U.