An alpha particle is strongly bound. The 12 6 C nucleus might be modeled as a composite

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An alpha particle is strongly bound. The 126C nucleus might be modeled as a composite of three alpha particles. Compare the binding energy of 126C with three times the binding energy of an alpha particle. Which of these quantities is larger, and why might this be so?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0133977981

14th edition

Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman

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