5 MeV/c2
= 127 5 MeV/c 2
The energy needed to separate 16
8 O  into its constituents is thus
127 5 MeV/c2 If a certain number of neutrons and protons are brought together to
form a nucleus of a certain charge and mass, an energy Eb will be released
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in the process