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Kilograms represented by the mass defect for thorium-234 = 3.09 × 10-27 kg

What is the nuclear binding energy for thorium-234?

2.78 × 10-10 J

3.36 × 10-14 J

1.67 × 1017 J

5.35 x 10-23 J

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use E = Δm c^2.

E = (3.09 × 10^-27 kg) × (3.00 × 10^8 m/s)^2
= 3.09 × 10^-27 × 9.00 × 10^16 J
= 2.78 × 10^-10 J.

Answer: 2.78 × 10^-10 J.