Binding Energy Per Nucleon

Binding energy per nucleon

graph TB A[Binding energy per nucleon] A --> B[Definition] B --> C1[Energy required to disassemble a nucleus] B --> C2[Measured in MeV] A --> D[Importance in Physics] D --> E1[Nuclear stability] D --> E2[Nuclear reactions] D --> E3[Fission and Fusion] A --> F[Calculation] F --> G1[Mass defect] F --> G2[Conversion to energy]