The masses of a proton, neutron, and helium nucleus are $1.0073\,u$, $1.0087\,u$, and $4.0015\,u$ respectively. The binding energy of the helium nucleus is $.........\,MeV$.

  • A
    $14.2$
  • B
    $28.4$
  • C
    $56.8$
  • D
    $7.1$

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