What is Mass Defect?
Mass defect is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of its constituent nucleon masses. This mass difference is converted to binding energy via Einstein's E = mc².
Calculate Nuclear Mass Defect and Related Parameters
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Calculate mass defect from nuclear composition
Convert between mass defect and energy using E = mc²
Calculate nuclear packing fraction and analyze binding energy
Mass defect is the difference between the mass of a nucleus and the sum of its constituent nucleon masses. This mass difference is converted to binding energy via Einstein's E = mc².
Key concepts:
The packing fraction indicates:
Mass defect calculations are used in:
Mass defect relates to stability:
Δm = [Zmp + Nmn] - M
E = mc²
f = (M - A)/A