binding energy

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binding energy

1. The net energy required to decompose a molecule, an atom, or a nucleus into its components.

2. The net energy required to remove an atomic electron to an infinitely remote position from its orbit.

binding energy

n Physics

1. (Physics / General Physics) the energy that must be supplied to a stable nucleus before it can undergo fission. It is equal to the mass defect

2. (Physics / General Physics) the energy required to remove a particle from a system, esp an electron from an atom

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binding energy - the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect

separation energy

energy, free energy - (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"

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