The mass defect in a nucleus is because of:

Nucleons

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Electrons

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Both

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Neither

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Solution

The correct option is A Nucleons
Ok, now think, what is mass defect? It is the difference in the mass of a nucleus and the nucleons separated to infinity. So, yes yes, it is the nucleons only who are responsible for mass defect, and not the electrons.

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