Binding energy of a nucleus is
A) the energy emitted when separate neutrons, protons, and electrons combine to form an atom
B) the energy required to dissociate an atom into separate neutrons, protons, and neutrons
C) equivalent to a quantity of mass expressed by Einstein's equation, E = mc2
D) all of the preceding answers
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