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If \(M\) is the atomic mass and \(A\) is the mass number, packing fraction is given by

  1. A \(\frac{A}{M-A}\)
  2. B \(\frac{A-M}{A}\)
  3. C \(\frac{M}{M-A}\)
  4. D \(\frac{M-A}{A}\)
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(D) \(\frac{M-A}{A}\)

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Packing fraction is equal to the ratio of mass defect to total number of nucleons. i.e. \(\mathrm{PF}=\frac{\text { Mass defect }}{\text { No. of nucleons }}=\frac{M-A}{A}\)
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