The atomic mass of ${ }_7 N ^{15}$ is $15.000108 \text{ a.m.u.}$ and that of ${ }_8 O ^{16}$ is $15.994915 \text{ a.m.u.}$ If the mass of a proton is $1.007825 \text{ a.m.u.}$,then the minimum energy required to remove the least tightly bound proton is ......... $MeV$.

  • A
    $0.013018$
  • B
    $12.13$
  • C
    $13.018$
  • D
    $12.013$

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