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Calculate the Nuclear Binding Energy Per Nucleon for the Beryllium-8

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Calculate the nuclear binding energy per nucleon for the beryllium-8 isotope. Here are some helpful data:
8 Be isotopic mass 8.0053amu1.32931×1023 g proton mass 1.00727646amu1.67262158×1024 g neutron mass 1.00866492amu1.67492716×1024 g electron mass 5.48579911×104amu9.10938188×1028 g speed of light 2.99792458×108 m/s\begin{array} { l l l } { } ^ { 8 } \text { Be isotopic mass } & 8.0053 \mathrm { amu } & 1.32931 \times 10 ^ { - 23 } \mathrm {~g} \\\text { proton mass } & 1.00727646 \mathrm { amu } & 1.67262158 \times 10 ^ { - 24 } \mathrm {~g} \\\text { neutron mass } & 1.00866492 \mathrm { amu } & 1.67492716 \times 10 ^ { - 24 } \mathrm {~g} \\\text { electron mass } & 5.48579911 \times 10 ^ { - 4 } \mathrm { amu } & 9.10938188 \times 10 ^ { - 28 } \mathrm {~g} \\\text { speed of light } & 2.99792458 \times 10 ^ { 8 } \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } &\end{array}


A) 1.2035 * 10-6 J/nucleon
B) 1.08479 * 10-9 J/nucleon
C) 1.1317 * 10-12 J/nucleon
D) 8.7266* 10-12 J/nucleon
E) 1.08479 * 10-15 J/nucleon

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