If M O is the mass of an oxygen isotope O 17 8 , M P and M N are the masses of a proton and a neutron respectively, the nuclear binding energy of the isotope is

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If M O is the mass of an oxygen isotope O 17 8 , M P and M N are the masses of a proton and a neutron respectively, the nuclear binding energy of the isotope is, ( M O – 17 M N ) c 2, ( M O – 8 M P ) c 2, ( 8 M P + 9 M N – M O ) c 2, M O c 2

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Binding energy = [ZM P + (A – Z) M N – M O ] c 2 = [8M P + (17 – 8) M N – M O ]c 2 = (8 M P + 9M N – M O ) c 2

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