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Given that the mass of a helium nucleus 42He is 4.001506 u. Find the binding energy of 42He (Given: Mass of proton, mp = 1.007277 u; Mass of neutron, mn = 1.008665 u; 1 u = 931.5 MeV)

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Given that the mass of a helium nucleus 42He is 4.001506 u. Find the binding energy of 42He (Given: Mass of proton, mp = 1.007277 u; Mass of neutron, mn = 1.008665 u; 1 u = 931.5 MeV)

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