Talk:Nickel-62/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Energy vs Energy per nucleon

Does it have the highest nuclear binding energy, or the highest nuclear binding energy per nucleon? Or both? Dark Formal (talk) 00:06, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Only the second. Read the article carefully about the per nucleon issue. Having a higher total binding energy PER NUCLEUS is just a function of number of particles. The total binding energy per atom goes up smoothly as you add particles, from hydrogen-1 right to the "end" of the periodic table (whereever that is). The heavier it is (the higher the atomic weight), the more binding energy it has. S B H arris 00:51, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

That's what I thought. To make it clear, I suggest the first line should read "...has the highest binding energy per nucleon of any known nuclide (8.7945 MeV)". The way it reads now, there is a conflict between the quantity named ("nuclear binding energy", which is defined for a whole nucleus) and the unit given (which is energy per nucleon). This is like saying "Hong Kong has the highest population of any city (17000 people per km^2)". I will make the change if there is no objection. Dark Formal (talk) 02:51, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Please do. S B H arris 03:49, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Contents lack Ni-62 info?

There seems to be a distinct lack of information about Nickel-62 in this Nickel-62 article, but an abundance of information about Iron-56. Perhaps this article should be re-titled Iron-56? Just a thought.76.10.180.157 (talk) 02:48, 4 July 2011 (UTC)