None Total binding energies of O,o and O" are111.96 MeV, 127.62 MeV and 131.76 MeV,respectively. The energy gap between 'Pz Idg2neutron shells for the nuclei whose mass number isclose to 16, is(a) 4.1 MeV(c) 15.7 MeV(b) 11.5 MeV(d) 19.8 MeV

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Total binding energies of O5,o and O" are 111.96 MeV, 127.62 MeV and 131.76 MeV, respectively. The energy gap between 'Py2 Idg2 neutron shells for the nuclei whose mass number is close to 16, is (a) 4.1 MeV (c) 15.7 MeV (b) 11.5 MeV (d) 19.8 MeV

Total binding energies of O5,o and O" are 111.96 MeV, 127.62 MeV and 131.76 MeV, respectively. The energy gap between 'Py2 Idg2 neutron shells for the nuclei whose mass number is close to 16, is (a) 4.1 MeV (c) 15.7 MeV (b) 11.5 MeV (d) 19.8 MeV

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Total binding energies of O,o and O" are
111.96 MeV, 127.62 MeV and 131.76 MeV,
respectively. The energy gap between 'Pz Idg2
neutron shells for the nuclei whose mass number is
close to 16, is
(a) 4.1 MeV
(c) 15.7 MeV
(b) 11.5 MeV
(d) 19.8 MeV

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