Mass defect.
It has been observed that the mass of a stable nucleus is less than sum of masses of the constituent nucleons (proton & neutrons).
I.e
Real nuclear mass, M<(Zmp+Nmn)
The difference between the sum of the masses of nucleons constituting the nucleus and real mass of nucleus is known as mass defect.
★ Mass defect, ∆m=[(Zmp+Nmn)]–M
Where, mp=mass of proton
mn=mass of neutron
Z=number of protons
M=mass of nucleus
N=number of neutrons
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