The binding energy of a nucleus is:A. theenergy released when nucleons bind together to form a nucleus. B.the energy needed to remove one of the nucleons. C.the mass of the nucleus times c2.D. the total mass of the nucleons times c2.E. the average energy with which any nucleon is bound in the nucleus.

What effect would average population growth have on land usage? a. urban use of land would rise to more than 30 percent of available land. b. industrial use of land would rise to more than 30 percent of available land. c. the percentage of available land used as cropland would stay the same. d. cropland would fall to about 10 percent of available land.