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If M(A;Z),MpM(A ; Z), M_p and MnM_n denote the masses of the nucleus ZAX{ }_{\mathrm{Z}}^{\mathrm{A}} \mathrm{X}, proton and neutron respectively in units of u(1u=\mathrm{u}(1 \mathrm{u}= 931.5 MeV/c2931.5 \mathrm{~MeV} / \mathrm{c}^2 ) and BE\mathrm{BE} represents its bonding energy in  MeV\mathrm{~MeV}, then
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M(A,Z)=ZMp+(A−Z)Mn−BE/c2\mathrm{M}(\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{Z})=\mathrm{ZM}_{\mathrm{p}}+(\mathrm{A}-\mathrm{Z}) \mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{n}}-\mathrm{BE} / \mathrm{c}^2
The correct formula for the mass of a nucleus M(A, Z) considers the mass defect due to binding energy, which is subtracted from the sum of the masses of individual protons and neutrons.

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