The mass of a H-atom is less than the sum of the masses of a proton and electron. Why is this?
The mass of a H-atom is less than the sum of the masses of a proton and electron. Why is this?
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Explanation- the reason behind this is the binding energy or we can say the mass defect.
BE= mass defect (931MeV ). So whatever energy is liberated in fission and fusion changes the mass slighthly. That why there is a defect in mass
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Change in surface energy = work done
|DE0| = –10.2

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= 3 m/s
n = 4
Number of transitions =
Kinetic energy: Potential energy = 1 : –2
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