If a Hydrogen nucleus is completely converted into energy, the energy produced will be around?
1 MeV
931 MeV
9.38 MeV
238 MeV
Mass of Hydrogen nucleus =mass of proton = 1 amu. The energy equivalent to 1 amu is 931 MeV, so the correct option is (b).
The masses of neutron and proton are 1.0087 amu and 1.0073 amu respectively. If the neutrons and protons combine to form a helium nucleus (alpha particles) of mass 4.0015 amu, the binding energy of the helium nucleus will be [1 amu= 931 MeV]