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Question
Give the physical meaning of binding energy per nucleon.
Solution
The average binding energy per nucleon is the energy required to separate single nucleon from the particular nucleus.
`bar"BE" = (["Zm"_"H" + "Nm"_"n" - "M"_"A"]"C"^2)/"A"`
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