BINDING ENERGY


Meaning of BINDING ENERGY in English

noun

: the energy required to break up a molecule, an atom, or an atomic nucleus completely into its constituent particles ; also : the portion of the energy acquired by one part when separated from the rest, being in the case of nuclear disintegration large enough to give a measurable change in mass — compare mass defect

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