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Which has a slightly greater mass in a nuclear reaction, the reactants or the products? why?

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  • 24-04-2018

The reactants have a slightly greater mass.  In a nuclear reaction, a small amount of mass is converted to energy according to the equation E = mc2.   The difference in mass is referred to as the mass defect.

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