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What is Binding energy per nucleon?

Definition 33.8 High School Physics · Chapter 33 — Nuclear Energy: Fission, Fusion, E=mc2

Cohesion is compared fairly by the binding energy per nucleon, Eb/AE_b/A, the average cost of extracting one nucleon: 28.3/4≈7.1 MeV28.3/4 \approx 7.1\,\mathrm{MeV} for helium-4.

Binding energy per nucleon: steep climb, iron peak, long slide — fusion climbs from the left, fission from the right, both releasing energy.
Binding energy per nucleon: steep climb, iron peak, long slide — fusion climbs from the left, fission from the right, both releasing energy.
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