sdm33 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jan 1, 2013 Messages 178 Reaction score 3 Mar 28, 2013 #1 Members don't see this ad. Why is that the mass of the complete atom is less than the sum of its masses?
Members don't see this ad. Why is that the mass of the complete atom is less than the sum of its masses?
A AFLATPEG Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 28, 2013 Messages 86 Reaction score 0 Mar 28, 2013 #2 sdm33 said: Why is that the mass of the complete atom is less than the sum of its masses? Click to expand... mass being converted to energy when protons and neutrons bind together in a nucleus. Equation E=mc^2 applies. Upvote 0 Downvote
sdm33 said: Why is that the mass of the complete atom is less than the sum of its masses? Click to expand... mass being converted to energy when protons and neutrons bind together in a nucleus. Equation E=mc^2 applies.
sdm33 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jan 1, 2013 Messages 178 Reaction score 3 Mar 28, 2013 #3 Thanks Upvote 0 Downvote
