A helium nucleus contains two protons and two neutrons. The mass of the helium nucleus is greater than the combined masses of tw

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A helium nucleus contains two protons and two neutrons. The mass of the helium nucleus is greater than the combined masses of tw

o protons and two neutrons because binding energy has been added. True False

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dsp73 · Answer 1 · 2022-01-31T12:51:58+03:00

Answer:

False

Explanation:

Actually, the converse is true. The mass number would be lower than the sum of the mass of the individual nucleons combined. According to Einstein’s equation of E=MC², this will be due to a phenomenon called mass defect. This ‘anomaly’ is due to the loss of some energy (now the nuclear binding energy) when the nucleons were brought in together to form the nucleus.