PHYSICAClass 12 Physics simulations · Nuclei
Binding energy per nucleon
Slide across the mass number and read where nuclei are most stable.
What to notice
Iron and nickel sit at the peak; both fusion and fission release energy toward it.
Key relation
Peak stability near A ≈ 56
Try this
Compare a light nucleus with a very heavy one.
What you can change
- Mass number: 2 to 240
More in Nuclei
- Activity of a radioactive sample
- Alpha decay and nuclear recoil
- Neutron multiplication in fission
- Energy from nuclear fusion
- Mass defect and binding energy
- Radioactive decay
- Size and density of nuclei
- Radiometric dating
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