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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The term 'mass defect' describes the fact that the mass of the product of a nuclear reaction (such as a helium-4 nucleus from hydrogen atoms) is less than the mass of the individual four nucleons. I say this is true

OpenStudy (aaronq):

you are right.

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