The mass of a proton is 1.673 × 10^-2⁴ g. The mass of a neutron is 1.675 × 10^-2⁴ g. The mass of the nucleus of an ⁵⁹Fe atom is 9.787 × 10^-23 g. What is the nuclear binding energy (in J)for a ⁵⁹Fe nucleus? (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

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The nuclear binding energy is the difference between the mass of the individual nucleons and the mass of the nucleus. The mass defect is the difference between the mass of the individual nucleons and the mass of the nucleus. The mass defect is converted into energy according to Einstein's equation E=mc^2. The nuclear binding energy is the energy that is released when the nucleus is formed. The nuclear binding energy per nucleon is the nuclear binding energy divided by the number of nucleons in the nucleus. The nuclear binding energy per nucleon is a measure of the stability of the nucleus. The more stable the nucleus, the higher the nuclear binding energy per nucleon.

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