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Mass Defect

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Noun

1. mass defect, mass deficiency

the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles

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Mass Defect

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noun
physics
the amount by which the mass of a particular nucleus is less than the total mass of its constituent particles
See also binding energy

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Mass Defect

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Physics
the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of the individual neutrons and protons in its nucleus, expressed in atomic mass units

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mass Defect

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n.
The amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles. Also called mass deficiency.

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