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→Deducing the Equation From Empirical Observation: great read!
:::*'''In nuclear interactions, there is a small but measurable loss of mass.'''
:::*'''In nuclear interactions, there is a small but measurable loss of mass.'''
:By the way, we can clearly see that atomic weights of pure isotopes are not integers, and that it has something to do with the energy released by nuclear disintegration. In retrospect, the formula E=mc^2 explains the non-integer character of atomic weights.
:By the way, we can clearly see that atomic weights of pure isotopes are not integers, and that it has something to do with the energy released by nuclear disintegration. In retrospect, the formula E=mc² explains the non-integer character of atomic weights.
Making special cases like this is unsatisfactory, of course.
Making special cases like this is unsatisfactory, of course.
This is a common way that scientific discoveries are made. But, as stated above, this is not how E=mc^2 was discovered. But it could have been.
This is a common way that scientific discoveries are made. But, as stated above, this is not how E=mc² was discovered. But it could have been.
==See also==
==See also==