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Iron-56, , has a binding energy per nucleon of 8.79 MeV. (1 MeV = 1.60 * 10^-¹³ J)
-Determine the difference in mass between 1 mol of iron-56 nuclei and the component nucleons of which it is made.

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The questions below refer to the following:
Iron-56,

, has a binding energy per nucleon of 8.79 MeV. (1 MeV = 1.60 * 10^-¹³ J)
-Determine the difference in mass between 1 mol of iron-56 nuclei and the component nucleons of which it is made.

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The mass of 1 mol of iron-56 nuclei is 55.845 g, while the mass of the component nucleons is 55.847 g. The difference in mass is 0.002 g, which is 2.43 x 10^-5 kg.

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