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How does the mass of a pair of atoms that have fused compare to the sum of their masses before fusion?
The reason for the mass of the pair of atoms that have fused compare to the sum of their masses before fusion.
Answer to Problem 19RQ
The mass of the resulting nucleus is less than the submission of the masses of light nuclei before the fusion process when two light nuclei fuse.
Explanation of Solution
The energy is released from an atom when two light nuclei fuse together, But according to the relation.
Write the expression of Einstein’s relation.
Here,
This energy must have come from the difference in the mass of the light nuclei and the mass of the resulting nucleus
Conclusion:
Therefore, the mass of the resulting nucleus is less than the submission of the masses of light nuclei before the fusion process when two light nuclei fuse.
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