⚡ Nuclear Binding Energy Curve

aV (MeV): 15.6 aS (MeV): 17.4 aC (MeV): 0.71 aA (MeV): 23.4 ↺ Defaults Peak: Fe-56 = 8.79 MeV Hover a nucleus 🇺🇦 UK ← Back

Bethe-Weizsäcker SEMF: B/A = a_V − a_S·A^(−1/3) − a_C·Z(Z−1)·A^(−4/3) − a_A·(A−2Z)²/A² ± δ/A^(1/2)  |  Nuclei left of Fe-56 release energy via fusion; right of Fe-56 via fission. Drag sliders to tune SEMF coefficients. Hover dots to inspect nuclei.