vitality00 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 binding energy and rest mass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfmotat Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Yes. Any energy a free particle has at rest will be measured as inertia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 A proton and neutron bound together make deuterium, whose mass is less than mp + mn. The energy equivalent of that mass defect is the binding energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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