Find the Nuclear Binding Energy of Uranium-234 (Atomic Mass =

Multiple Choice

Find the nuclear binding energy of uranium-234 (atomic mass = 234.040947 amu) in units of joules per nucleon. [Data: neutron mass = 1.674928 * 10^-24 g; proton mass = 1.672623 * 10^-24 g; electron mass = 9.109387 * 10^-28 g; N_A = 6.0221367 * 10²³ /mol; c = 2.99792458 * 10⁸ m/s]

A) 2.97 * 10^-10 J/nucleon
B) 1.22 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
C) 3.04 * 10^-10 J/nucleon
D) 1.30 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
E) 1.41 * 10^-12 J/nucleon
F) 1.27 * 10^-12 J/nucleon