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Use atomic masses to compute the total binding energy and the binding energy per nucleon for elemental cobalt, which has just one stable isotope, 59 Co.
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The expert computes the total binding energy and the binding energy per nucleon for elemental cobalt.
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amu= atomic mass unit
Cobalt 59
Atomic mass= 58.9332 amu
Mass number= 59
Atomic number=no of protons= 27
No of neutrons= 32 =59-27
No of electrons=no of protons= 27
proton mass = 1.00728 amu ...
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