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The mass defect of nuclear reaction : 4Be105B10+eis:

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Δm=At. mass of 4Be10At.mass of 5B10
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Δm=At. mass of 4Be10At.mass of 5B10mass of one electron
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Δm=At. mass of 4Be10At.mass of 5B10+mass of one electron
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Δm=At. mass of 4Be10At.mass of 5B10+mass of two electron
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Solution

The correct option is A Δm=At. mass of 4Be10At.mass of 5B10
The electron has negligible mass.
Hence, the mass defect for the reaction is equal to the difference in the atomic mass of 4Be10 and the atomic mass of 5B10.

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