a. less than the total mass of its constituent nucleons
b. the same as the total mass of its constituent nucleons
c. more than the total mass of its constituent nucleons
d. any of the above, depending on the nucleus
2007-03-06 12:33:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
b. the same as the mass of the constituent nucleons
the nucleons would probably be all the particles in the nucleous, being protons and neutrons
the mass is protons + neutrons and that is what all the nucleons together is so, yeah
2007-03-06 12:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B- not to sure though
Yes i just checked. The mass of the nucleus is the protons plus neutrons in the nucleus.
2007-03-06 12:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by Hope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer(a) is correct.
2007-03-06 12:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by jim m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋