Question

To disrupt a nucleus and separate in into its component nucleons, energy must be supplied from outside and this energy is called?

(a) Bonding energy

(b) Kinetic energy

(c) Binding energy

(d) Nuclear energy

This question was addressed to me in an internship interview.

I'd like to ask this question from Atomic Structure topic in chapter Nuclear Power Plant of Energy Engineering

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) Binding energy

Easy explanation: To disrupt a nucleus and separate in into its component nucleons, energy must be supplied from outside and this energy is called Binding energy. The nuclear force acts only when the nucleons are very close to each other and binds them into compact stable structure.