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Problem
The atomic mass of a neutral deuterium atom (
1
2
H
^{2}_{1}\text{H}
1
2
H
) is
2.014102
u
2.014102\,\text{u}
2.014102
u
. Given
m
p
=
1.007276
u
m_p=1.007276\,\text{u}
m
p
=
1.007276
u
,
m
n
=
1.008665
u
m_n=1.008665\,\text{u}
m
n
=
1.008665
u
,
m
e
=
0.0005486
u
m_e=0.0005486\,\text{u}
m
e
=
0.0005486
u
and
1
u
=
1.660539
×
10
−
27
kg
1\,\text{u}=1.660539\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg}
1
u
=
1.660539
×
1
0
−
27
kg
, calculate the mass defect of the deuteron in kilograms.
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