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Question

If MO is the mass of an oxygen isotope 8C17, Mp and MN are the masses of a proton and a neutron respectively, the nuclear binding energy of the isotope is

Options

A.(MO - 8Mp)C2
B.(MO - 8Mp - 9MN)C2
C.MOC2
D.(MO - 17MN)C2

Solution

Binding energy = (MO - 8Mp - 9MN)C2

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