The mass defect of ( ₂⁴ He ) is ( 0.03 u ). The binding energy per nucleon of helium (in ( MeV ) ) is

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Binding energy is the amount of energy required to separate a particle from a system of particles. It is given as ( B= ( m) c² A ) where ( m ) is the mass defect Given, mass defect ( m =0.03 u , A =4 ) Therefore, binding energy per nucleon of helium is ( B= 0.03 931 4 MeV =6.9825 MeV )