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Lena N. Lena N.
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10 years ago
I know that mass is converted into energy in both cases (by virtue of Einstein's E=MC^2) but considering proton and mass numbers are equal on both sides of the equation, WHAT mass is turned into energy?
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10 years ago
Fission:
The total binding energy of the resulting elements must be less than that of the starting element.


Fusion:
Fusion of lighter nuclei into heavier nuclei leads to loss of mass when the energy of binding is removed (this energy carries away the lost mass), even though no nucleons are lost. This lost mass is present in the released energy in accordance with E=mc²
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