The energy equivalent of one atomic mass unit is
- $1.6 \times 10^{-19} J$
- $6.02 \times 10^{-23} J$
- 931 MeV
- 9.31 MeV
The Correct Option is C
Approach Solution - 1
Approach Solution -2
Firstly as we need to use the SI units, That is why we need to first convert one atomic mass unit into SI units that is kilograms. Hence, when an atomic mass unit is multiplied by the Avogadro’s number it gets converted to grams. Hence, one atomic mass unit = \(\frac{1}{6.022\times10^{23}}\)grams = 1.66×10-24 grams = 1.66×10-27 kilograms.
So now, by using the mass energy equivalency,
E=1.66×10-27(3×108)2= 1.494 × 10-10Joules.
Now to convert this into MeV:
1MeV=1.6× 10-13 Joules.
Hence, the energy of one atomic mass unit converted into MeV will be 1.494 × 10-10/1.6×10-13= 931 MeV.
Therefore the correct option is ‘C’.
Approach Solution -3
Given values,
1 a.m.u.= 1.6605 × 10-27 kg
So, to convert it into energy units, we need to multiply it by
c2 and find the energy equivalent
= 1.6605 × 10-27× (2.9979 × 108)2 kgm2/s2
= 1.4924 × 10-10 J
= \(\frac{1.4924 × 10^{-10}}{ 1.602 × 10^{-19} eV }\)
= 931.5 MeV ≈ 931 MeV
Therefore, the correct option is ‘C’
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