The 238 U nucleus has a binding energy of about 7 6 MeV per

Last updated: 6/12/2023

The 238 U nucleus has a binding energy of about 7 6 MeV per nucleon If the nucleus were to fission into two equal fragments each would have a kinetic energy of just over 100 MeV From this it can be concluded that nuclei near A 119 has mass less than half that of 238U nuclei near A 119 have masses greater than half that of 238U nuclei near A 119 must be bound by about 6 7 MeV nucleon nuclei near A 119 must be bound by about 8 5 MeV nucleon