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Homework Statement
How much energy (in MeV) is required to remove:
i. 1 neutron
ii. 1 proton
From [itex]{}^{16}_{8}O[/itex]?
Homework Equations
The masses of relevant neutral atoms:
[tex]M\left({}^{15}_{7}N \right)=15.0001u[/tex]
[tex]M\left({}^{15}_{8}O \right)=15.0030u[/tex]
[tex]M\left({}^{16}_{8}O \right)=15.9949u[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not sure how to do this.