How does mass defect relate to nuclear binding energy

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Marley Chapman

10 March, 07:50

How does mass defect relate to nuclear binding energy

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Karli Aguilar · Answer 1

Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to split am atoms nucleus into protons and neutrons. Mass effect is the difference between the predicted mass and the actual mass of an atoms nucleus. the binding energy of a system can appear as extra mass, which accounts for the difference.