NUCLEAR BINDING ENERGY:

• Binding energy is the minimum energy that would be required to disassemble the nucleus of an atom into its constituent protons and neutrons(see the image).
• Larger binding energy per nucleon means greater work is required to remove the nucleons from the nucleus.  Binding energy is a measure the stability of the nucleus.

BINDING ENERGY PER NUCLEON:

• Binding energy per nucleon is determined by dividing the total binding energy per mass number.

BINDING ENERGY PER NUCLEON:

• Binding energy per nucleon is determined by dividing the total binding energy per mass number.
• Binding energy per nucleon is calculated as shown in the image.