Answer
7.16 MeV. Exoergic.
Work Step by Step
The reaction energy Q is defined in equation 43.23. $Q=(M_A+M_B-M_C-M_D)c^2$. It is the mass change, converted to energy.
The energy released is the mass decrease, converted to energy.
The energy is $(M_{C12}+M_{He4}-M_{O16})c^2$. Using the mass values in Table 43.2, we obtain
$ (7.688\times10^{-3}u)(\frac{931.5 MeV}{u})=7.16 MeV$.
When Q is positive, the reaction is exoergic.
