Question

If energy is released as a result of a nuclear reaction, would the mass of the products be affected?

No; the mass of the products would not be affected.

Yes; the mass of the products would decrease as a result of some of the mass being converted to energy.

Yes; the mass of the products would increase due to the addition of heat produced.

Yes; the mass of the products always increases in nuclear reactions.

Answer 1

the famous equation e = mc² says it all

Answer 2

By the way Nvidialntely, e = mc^2, means that you can turn mass into energy by multiplying it by the speed of light squared

Answer 3

Yes volley, you explained it more than I did

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Incidentally, just a very small amount of mass produces a gigantic amount of energy.
One gram of matter converted to energy produces the power of the Hiroshima bomb!!

Answer 6

You can read more about it here: http://www.1728.org/einstein.htm

Answer 7

thats really cool

Answer 8

Yes, the mass of 1 paper clip converted to energy produces the power of 20,000 tons of TNT

Answer 9

woooooow

Answer 10

i did not know that

Answer 11

Thanks guys!

Answer 12

it's because the energy to take apart the nucleus (protons and neutrons) involves strong nuclear forces.

Answer 13

u r welcome nvid

Answer 14

yeeeee