The reduction in the free energy of a system that occurs when a ligand binds to a receptor. Generally used to describe the total energy required to remove something, or to take a system apart into its constituent particles--for example, to separate two atoms from one another, or to separate an atom into electrons and nuclei.
The energy released when the nucleus of an atom is formed by combining neutrons and protons.
The energy that is required to separate the nucleons in a nucleus into separate, free particles.
the energy necessary to separate the nucleus into protons and neutrons
the energy difference between the mass energy of a nucleus and its separate constituent particles. Binding energy is released when nuclei come together during fusion.
Energy derived from the conversion of mass to energy when neutrons and protons are combined to form nuclei.
the energy required to decompose a nucleus into its component nucleons
The energy required to separate completely the constituent parts of an atomic nucleus.
Energy that must be applied to a nucleus to break it up.
the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
energy contained in holding the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom or holding the atoms together in a molecule.
the value obtained by subtracting the instrumentally measured kinetic energy of an electron from the energy of the incident photon, corrected for an instrument work function.
(cosmic glue) the amount of energy required to break up a nucleus into its constituent parts, or conversely, the energy released upon formation of the nucleus [] [ Click "BackButton" for previous location
The energy needed to pull an electron away from its atom.
The total binding energy of a nucleus is the energy required to separate it into its constituent neutrons and protons. Conversely, when neutrons and protons are combined to form nuclei, energy equal in amount to the binding energy is released in the process. Because the nuclear force is so strong, nuclear binding energies are typically a million times greater than the electromagnetic energies binding electrons to the nucleus in an atom or binding atoms together in molecules. See; Nucleus.
The energy equivalent (E = mc^2) of the mass deficiency of an atom. where: E = is the energy in joules, m is the mass in kilograms, and c is the speed of light in m/s^2
Binding energy is the energy required to disassemble a whole into separate parts. A bound system has a lower potential energy than its constituent parts; this is what keeps the system together. The usual convention is that this corresponds to a positive binding energy.