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Show that the minimum energy needed to separate a proton from a nucleus with Z protons and N neutrons is $△ E = (M_{z - 1, N} + M_{H} - M_{Z, n}) C^{2}$ Where $M_{Z, n}$ = mass of an atom with Z protons and N neutrons in the nucleus and $M_{H}$ = mass of a hydrogen atom. This energy is known as proton-separation energy.

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$E_{z n} \to E_{z - 1^{'}} N + P_{1}$

$\Rightarrow E_{Z N} \to E_{z - 1} +^{1} H_{1}$

${As hydrogen has no neutrons but proton only}$

$△ E = (M_{z - 1^{'} N} + N N_{H} - M_{z},_{N}) C^{2}$

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∆ E = (M_{Z - 1, N} + M_{B} - M_{Z, N}) c^{2}

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M n

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