An α particle (⁴He nucleus) is to be taken apart in the following steps. Give the energy (work) required for each step:

(a) Remove a proton,

(b) Remove a neutron, and

(c) Separate the remaining proton and neutron. For art a particle, what are?

(d) The total binding energy and

(e) The binding energy per nucleon?

(f) Does either match an answer to (a), (b), or (c)? Here are some atomic masses and the neutron mass.

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He 4.002 60 u H 3.016 05 u 1.008 67 u 2H 2.014 10 u 'H 1.007 83 u