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Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy
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A nucleus's mass defect is the gap between its particles' summed mass and measured mass; mass-energy equivalence converts that missing mass into binding energy.
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A helium-4 nucleus measures slightly less than its separate protons and neutrons, the missing mass accounting for binding energy.
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Mass-energy equivalence is a defining conversion, not a revisable measurement — the mass defect varies between nuclides.