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Binding energy

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Summary

The energy required to separate a bound system into specified free constituents; equivalently, the bound state lies below that breakup threshold and has a corresponding mass deficit in its rest frame.

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AtomBinding energy

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

Authored explanation

An atom’s electronic binding energy is defined relative to a specified ionization or dissociation threshold.

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The target represents a state, property, observable, or state-dependent description associated with the source system or theory.

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Mass–energy equivalenceBinding energy

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

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Negative binding energy relative to separated constituents reduces the invariant mass of the bound system by the corresponding energy divided by c2c^2.

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A theory, law, or interaction describes the behavior of the target within a stated regime. The edge detail must state important limits or qualifications.

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Binding energyIonization energy

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

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Ionization energy is an electron-separation binding energy for a specified atom or ion.

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The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.

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Binding energyNuclear binding energy

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

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Nuclear binding energy is the binding energy relative to specified separated nucleons or nuclear fragments.

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The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.

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