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$M_{p}$ denotes the mass of a proton and $M_{n}$ that of a neutron. A given nucleus, of binding energy $B$ , contains $Z$ protons and $N$ neutrons. The mass $M (N, Z)$ of the nucleus is given by ( $C$ is velocity of light):

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M (N, Z) = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} + B C^{2}

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M (N, Z) = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} - \frac{B}{C^{2}}

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M (N, Z) = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} + \frac{B}{C^{2}}

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M (N, Z) = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} - B C^{2}

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Solution

The correct option is B $M (N, Z) = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} - \frac{B}{C^{2}}$
Binding energy,

$B = Δ M C^{2}$

$\Rightarrow B = [N M_{n} + Z M_{p} - M (N, Z)] C^{2}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{B}{C^{2}} = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} - M (N, Z)$

$∴ M (N, Z) = N M_{n} + Z M_{p} - \frac{B}{C^{2}}$

Hence, $(B)$ is the correct answer.

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