It allows you to calculate the corresponding energy.
To calculate the mass defect in a nuclear reaction, subtract the total mass of the reactants from the total mass of the products. The difference represents the mass that was converted into energy during the reaction, according to Einstein's equation Emc2.
Nuclear binding energy is the energy needed to hold the nucleus together. The mass defect is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of its individual particles. The mass defect is related to nuclear binding energy through Einstein's equation Emc2. This relationship affects nuclear reactions and stability because the release of energy during nuclear reactions is due to the conversion of mass into energy, and nuclei with higher binding energy per nucleon are more stable.
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Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. Energy and mass are equivalent.
Energy equals mass times the speed of light square.
Energy equals mass times the SPEED of light squared
E=ENERGY = M=MASS C=SQUARED 2=TIMES ITSSELF
That energy and mass are just two forms of the same thing.
In the equation Emc2, the units of energy are joules (J), mass is in kilograms (kg), and the speed of light is approximately 3.00 x 108 meters per second (m/s).
Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to hold the nucleus together. The mass defect is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of the masses of its individual protons and neutrons. The mass defect is converted into nuclear binding energy according to Einstein's famous equation, E=mc^2, where E is the energy, m is the mass defect, and c is the speed of light.
You can use the mass-energy equivalence equation, E=mc^2, where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed of light. Calculate the mass defect by subtracting the total mass of the products (helium + neutron) from the total mass of the reactants (deuterium x 2). Then multiply the mass defect by c^2 to get the energy released, which should equal 3.14x10^8 Joules.
The mass of a nucleus is subtracted from the sum of the masses of its individual components.