The binding energy per nucleon of ${O^{16}}$ is $7.97 \,MeV$ and that of ${O^{17}}$ is $7.75 \,MeV$. The energy (in $MeV$) required to remove a neutron from ${O^{17}}$ is

  • A
    $3.52$
  • B
    $3.64$
  • C
    $4.23$
  • D
    $7.86$

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