A tritium nucleus consists of one proton and two neutrons and has a total mass of 3.0170 atomic mass units. What is the mass defect of the tritium nucleus?

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^the attatchment is part of the question

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a)0.0014 u	b) 2.0160 u	c) 1.0010 u	d) 0.0077 u

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0.0077 u

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@some_someone i know the answer but i dont know how to find the answer?

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mass defect is actually only the difference b/w the calculated nuclear mass and the observed nuclear mass which is always less than the measured one since the binding energy is involved in the creation of the nucleus.