why would it do that? if the element is splitting then the total binding energy is decreasing because binding energy is not required anymore to keep the atoms together as one particle. also the mass of the split particles is greater than the mass of the one particle because some of the mass is...
mate you did fine, you beat most of the state. hsc doesn't define you (as cliche as it sounds, it's true). you want to get into maths degree, you will get in and will do fine (i noticed you are very dedicated to maths with the paper you made etc). don't be depressed you have chem and physics to...
For iii)
Can you prove that it lies between a negative and positive sign
third part I showed f(x1) was negative and f(x2) was positive. a is in between.