The mass defect per nucleon is called :

binding enrgy

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packing fration

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ionisation energy

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excitation energy

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Solution

The correct option is C packing fration
Binding Energy = mass defect x $c^{2}$

The mass defect of a nucleus represents the mass that corresponds to the energy of binding of the nucleus and is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of the nucleons of which it is composed. Energy equivalent to mass defect is called binding energy.
The packing fraction is the mass defect per nucleon.

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