True. In nuclear fission, when an atomic nucleus splits into smaller nuclei, a small amount of mass is converted into energy according to Einstein's equation \(E=mc^2\). This means that the total mass of the resulting fragments and released energy is less than the mass of the original nucleus before the fission process. Hence, the total mass of the atoms after fission is indeed less than the total mass before fission.
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when the process of fission releases energy the total mass of the atoms are less than when it started
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