The average binding energy of a nucleon inside an atomic nucleus is about [1989]
Average binding energy per nucleon of a nucleus is the average enegy we have to spend to remove a nucleon from the nucleus to infinite distance. It is given by total binding energy divided by the mass number of the range A = 30 to A = 120 corresponding to average binding energy per nucleon = 8 MeV. The peak value of the maximum is 8 MeV / N for .