A carbon-12 atom has a mass defect of 0.09564 amu.
What is its nuclear binding energy? Round to 3 significant figures.
x 10
J per carbon-12 atom.

the correct answer would be d. hope this !

it is the most commonly accepted one

the enthalpy of formation of water is given as -285.8kj/mol, which states that the enthalpy of formation is negative.

negative enthalpy of formation indicates that the heat is released during the reaction process. the heat is released from reaction to the surroundings the enthalpy is expressed with a negative sign with the energy given out in the reaction process.

the formation of water takes place by giving out heat which is -285.8 kj/mol.