A nucleus AZX has mass represented by M(A,Z). If Mp and Mn denote the mass of proton and neutron respectively and B.E. the binding energy in MeV, then:
A
B.E=M(A,Z)ZMp(A−Z)Mn
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B
B.E=[M(A,Z)−ZMp−(A−Z)Mn]c2
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C
B.E=[ZMp+(A−Z)Mn−M(A,Z)]c2
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D
B.E=[ZMp+AMn−M(A,Z)]c2
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Solution
The correct option is AB.E=[ZMp+(A−Z)Mn−M(A,Z)]c2 Nuclear Binding Energy is the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom into its component parts : protons and neutrons