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Created page with "The '''mass defect''' is the difference between the atomic mass of an element, and the sum of the masses of the protons, neutrons, and electrons that make..."
The '''mass defect''' is the difference between the [[atomic mass]] of an [[element]], and the sum of the masses of the [[proton]]s, [[neutron]]s, and [[electron]]s that make up the [[atom]], which is always slightly bigger. This difference is accounted for during the combination of these particles by conversion into binding energy.
==Sources==
*[http://holbert.faculty.asu.edu/eee460/massdefect.html Keith E.Holbert, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (Arizona State University): "Nuclear Power Engineering"]
[[category:physics]]
==Sources==
*[http://holbert.faculty.asu.edu/eee460/massdefect.html Keith E.Holbert, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (Arizona State University): "Nuclear Power Engineering"]
[[category:physics]]