The mass of a proton is 1.00728 amu and that of a neutron is 1.00867 amu. What is the mass defect (in amu) of a
nucleus? (The mass of a cobalt- 60 nucleus is 59.9338 amu.) .?
A) 0.0662
B) 0.5405
C) 27.7830
D) 0.4827
E) 0.5489
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