Grand Unified Theory - Nuclear Binding Energy Calculator
Nuclear Binding Energy Calculator
About: This calculator uses the semi-empirical mass formula
(Bethe-Weizsäcker formula) to estimate nuclear binding energies. Binding energy
represents the energy required to disassemble a nucleus into its constituent protons and neutrons.
The binding energy of a nucleus is the energy required to completely separate all nucleons
(protons and neutrons). The more tightly bound a nucleus, the more negative its binding energy.
Iron-56 has the highest binding energy per nucleon (~8.8 MeV)
Fusion releases energy for elements lighter than Fe
Fission releases energy for elements heavier than Fe