Nuclear Binding Energy: The neutral deuterium atom, 
H, has a mass of 2.014102 u; a neutral ordinary hydrogen atom has a mass of 1.007825 u; a neutron has a mass of 1.008665 u; and a proton has a mass of 1.007277 u. What is the binding energy of the deuterium nucleus? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)
A. 1.1 MeV
B. 1.7 MeV
C. 2.2 MeV
D. 2.9 MeV
E. 3.4 MeV
Answer: C
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