Why the mass of a nucleus is less than the mass of the same number of separate neutrons and protons
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The actual mass is always less than the sum of the individual masses of the constituent protons and neutrons because energy is removed when when the nucleus is formed. This energy has mass, which is removed from the total mass of the original particles.
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