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- DictionaryBind·ing en·er·gy/ˈbīndiNG ˈenərjē/
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- 1. the energy that holds a nucleus together, equal to the mass defect of the nucleus.
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In physics and chemistry, binding energy is the smallest amount of energy required to remove a particle from a system of particles or to disassemble a system of particles into individual parts. In the former meaning the term is predominantly used in condensed matter physics, atomic physics, and chemistry, whereas in nuclear physics the term separation energy is used. A bound system is typically at... Wikipedia