Stable nuclei have
a. high nuclear binding energy.
b. low nuclear binding energy.
c. a tendency to undergo fission.
d. a tendency to undergo fusion.
5. Which of the following has the most stable nucleus?
a. U
b. Fe
c. He
d. B
6. Nuclides that have a high binding energy per nucleon are more
a. likely to explode.
b. ionizable.
c. stable.
d. electron rich.
7. Elements that have the greatest binding energies per nucleon have atomic masses that are
a. low.
b. intermediate.
c. high and even numbers.
d. high and odd numbers.
8. The mass defect represents the amount of mass converted into energy and released when protons and neutrons form a(n)
a. nucleus.
b. atom.
c. element.
d. lon.