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Energy of split of nucleus [closed]

How much energy must be supplied to the nucleus of lithium isotope Li-7 (3 protons, 4 neutrons) to separate them into individual protons and neutrons? The atomic weight of lithium is $1.1524 \times ...
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Higgs Boson mass in Electron volts?

Im no physics genius here, I was just interested in the Higgs Boson so I was reading this article : How the Discovery of the Higgs Boson Could Break Physics I came across this Furthermore, ...
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Is the mass to energy physical process an exact mirror of the energy to mass process?

For my level of understanding the only explanation of mass to energy, ie nuclear weaponry, is limited to a simple summing game where a mass deficit is expressed as energy. For the 'reverse' process, ...