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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Nuclear Physics

The nucleus having highest binding energy per nucleon is

  1. A \({ }_8^{16} \mathrm{O}\)
  2. B \({ }_{26}^{56} \mathrm{Fe}\)
  3. C \({ }_{84}^{208} \mathrm{~Pb}\)
  4. D \(\frac{4}{2} \mathrm{He}\)
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(B) \({ }_{26}^{56} \mathrm{Fe}\)

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The binding energy per nucleon is practically independent of the atomic number for nuclei of mass number in range \(30 < \mathrm{A} < 17^{\circ}\). So, \(26^{\mathrm{Fe}^{56}}\) has maximum binding energy per nucleon.