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$BE$per nucleon${}_{\mathrm{ }}{}^{16}\mathrm{O}=7.97\mathrm{ }\mathrm{MeV}$

$BE$per nucleon${}_{\mathrm{ }}{}^{17}\mathrm{O}=7.75\mathrm{ }\mathrm{MeV}$

${}^{17}\mathrm{O}\to {}_0\mathrm{n}^1+{}^{16}\mathrm{O}$

The energy required to remove a neutron

$=17\times 7.75-16\times 7.97$

$=4.23 \mathrm{MeV}$