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Mass-Energy and Binding Energy for NEET: 13 solved questions

Real NEET paper questions on mass-energy and binding energy, part of nuclei. Each opens with the options, the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Papers run from 1989 to 2020. No sign-in needed to read them.

What this topic asks

• Mass defect and binding energy — 7 questions
• Binding energy curve and nuclear force — 6 questions

All 13 questions with solutions

• If the nuclear force between two protons, two neutrons and between proton and neutron is denoted by Fₚₚ, Fₙₙ… CBSE AIPMT 1991
• Which of the following statements is true for nuclear forces ? CBSE AIPMT 1990
• The energy equivalent of 0.5 g of a substance is NEET (Sep.) 2020
• The mass of a ⁷₃Li nucleus is 0.042 u less than the sum of the masses of all its nucleons. The binding energy… CBSE AIPMT 2010
• A nucleus ^A_ZX has mass represented by m(A,Z). If mₚ and mₙ denote the mass of proton and neutron respective… CBSE AIPMT 2007
• Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them CBSE AIPMT 2005
• mₚ denotes the mass of a proton and mₙ that of a neutron. A given nucleus of binding energy BE, contains Z pr… CBSE AIPMT 2004
• The mass of proton is 1.0073 u and that of neutron is 1.0087 u (u = atomic mass unit) The binding energy of ⁴… CBSE AIPMT 2003
• Which of the following are suitable for the fusion process ? CBSE AIPMT 2002
• mₚ and mₙ are masses of proton and neutron respectively. An element of mass m has Z protons and N neutrons, t… CBSE AIPMT 2001
• The binding energy per nucleon is maximum in case of CBSE AIPMT 1993
• The energy equivalent of one atomic mass unit is CBSE AIPMT 1992
• The average binding energy of a nucleon inside an atomic nucleus is about CBSE AIPMT 1989