Timeline for Why is energy released when nucleons come together to form a nucleus?
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| Dec 29, 2021 at 13:18 | comment | added | zltn.guba | Mass is not converted to energy. Saying that rest mass is converted into kinetic energy is equivalent to saying that potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. | |
| Dec 27, 2021 at 22:02 | comment | added | John Darby | In a reaction where binding energy is increased, rest mass is converted into kinetic energy; the total energy and total relativistic mass do not change. Please see my answer | |
| Dec 27, 2021 at 21:45 | comment | added | Alfred | @Hark zltn.guba just gave you the answer : "strong interaction" is such that the helium nucleus has a lower anergy than two free protons and two free neutrons. "Why" ? You might just as well ask why two water molecules have lower energy than one oxygen molecule and two hydrogen molecules. Or any other chemical or nuclear reaction. | |
| Dec 24, 2021 at 8:43 | comment | added | Scientific Co | When this bound state is created some energy gets "released''. My main question was that what causes this and why this happens? Why is the helium nucleus at a lower energy state? An excellent answer otherwise 👏. Kindly elaborate on the above questions. | |
| Dec 23, 2021 at 18:00 | history | answered | zltn.guba | CC BY-SA 4.0 |