When two deuteron nuclei fuse to form a helium nucleus,energy is released because the mass of the helium nucleus is .....

  • A
    less than the sum of the masses of two deuteron nuclei
  • B
    more than the sum of the masses of two deuteron nuclei
  • C
    equal to the sum of the masses of two deuteron nuclei
  • D
    none of these

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