Binding energy and
Transmutation
Practice Problems
3.26.13
WebAssign is due Monday, 4/1/13
(no, that’s not a joke…)
#1
O A nuclear reactor converts 2.5 kg of
uranium fuel pellets to energy every
hour. How much energy would be
produced by this reactor in a 10-hour
time period?
#2
O What is the binding energy of a Krypton-92
nucleus? The measured mass of Krypton-92
is 91.926153 u.
#3
O Determine the binding energy per nucleon
for Uranium-235. The measured mass of
Uranium-235 is 235.043923 u.
#4
O During a nuclear transmutation, 2.50 MeV
of energy was released. What was the mass
defect for this reaction?
#5
O Given that the atomic mass of Nickel-62 is
measured to be 61.928348 u, determine:
O A) the total binding energy
And
O B) the binding energy per nucleon
For a Nickel-62 nucleus.
#6
O Energy released in a decay reaction will be
equal to the difference between the total
energy of the parent nucleus and the total
energy of the decay products (daughter
product and decay particle).
O Determine the energy released during the
alpha-decay of Radium-226.
#7
O Given that the mass of Carbon-14 is measured to
be 14.003242 u, and the measured mass of
nitrogen-14 is 14.003074 u, How much energy is
released per atom when Carbon-14 undergoes
beta- decay? How much total energy is released
when 1 mol of Carbon-14 undergoes beta- decay?
(remember beta- decay involves releasing an
electron…)