Nuclear Fission vs. Nuclear Fusion 
Thus, nuclear fission and fusion differ in process, energy release, and applications.
Obtain the binding energy (in MeV) of a nitrogen nucleus. \((^{14}_{7}N)\) , given m \((^{14}_{7}N)\) = 14.00307 u
Obtain the binding energy of the nuclei \(^{56}_{26}Fe\) and \( ^{209} _{83} Bi\) in units of MeV from the following data: \(m\) (\(^{56}_{26}Fe\)) = 55.934939 u, \(m\) (\( ^{209} _{83} Bi\)) = 208.980388 u
A given coin has a mass of 3.0 g. Calculate the nuclear energy that would be required to separate all the neutrons and protons from each other. For simplicity assume that the coin is entirely made of \(^{63}_{ 29}Cu\) atoms (of mass 62.92960 u).
Obtain approximately the ratio of the nuclear radii of the gold isotope \(^{197}_{ 79} Au \) and the silver isotope \(^{107}_{ 47} Ag\).
The Q value of a nuclear reaction A + b → C + d is defined by
Q = [mA+mb–mC–md]c2
where the masses refer to the respective nuclei. Determine from the given data the Q-value of the following reactions and state whether the reactions are exothermic or endothermic.
(i) \(^{1}_{ 1} H + ^{3} _{1}H → ^{2}_{1} H + ^{2}_{1} H\)
(ii) \(^{12}_{6} C + ^{12}_{6} C → ^{12}_{10} Ne + ^{4}_{2} He\)
Atomic masses are given to be
\(m (^{2}_{ 1} H)\) = 2.014102 u
\(m (^{3}_{1} H) \)= 3.016049 u
\(m (^{12}_{ 6} C) \)= 12.000000 u
\(m (^{20}_{10} Ne)\) = 19.992439 u