Question

the sum of the masses of individual nuclear particles is less than their masses when combined.
true or false?
Nuclear particles stay together in the nucleus because some of the mass is convert to energy that binds them together. That is called the binding energy.
is it false?
Ms. Sue
pink/xxx -- please keep the same name for your posts.
If you think converting mass to energy means the particles do not weigh less when combined.

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