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| Nov7-04, 07:53 PM | #1 |
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Binding Energy
Hey Everyone,
This is a quick question.. is binding energy positive or negative? I'm pretty confused now, because in some places the definition was: The energy released when the nucleus of an atom is formed by combining neutrons and protons. And in other places: the energy required to decompose a nucleus into its component nucleons Dont they both imply different signs? Please clarify.. Thank you.. A.Z.H |
| Nov8-04, 06:15 AM | #2 |
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Binding energies are taken as positive, so use either definition and ignore negative signs.
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