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Mass Defect & Binding Energy

Mn and Mp represent the mass of neutron and proton respectively. An element having mass M has N neutrons and Z protons, then the correct relation will be

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Answer: (a)

When nucleons bind, energy is released, so the nucleus is lighter than its separate nucleons (mass defect).
$\Delta m = (N M_n + Z M_p) - M > 0$
So the answer is (a) $M < N M_n + Z M_p$ .

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