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TheLapisBee OP t1_iy9phip wrote

Reply to comment by Lewri in ELI5: why 2 hydrogen atoms hold more energy and less mass than 1 helium atom? by TheLapisBee

Oh wow! I was very much wrong... So where does this mass come from in the fusion process?

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Lewri t1_iy9qo7c wrote

>So where does this mass come from in the fusion process?

The product has less mass than the ingredients. Mass is being lost, not gained, so the question is where does the mass go.

The answer to where the mass goes is that it goes to the energy of the radiation being emitted.

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TheLapisBee OP t1_iy9r2n3 wrote

Ohhhh right, got a bit confused, thanks! Also how do u highlight what part of my comment you reply to?

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Lewri t1_iy9rv39 wrote

Depends if you're using markdown or the "Fancy Pants Editor". In Markdown you simply put a > at the start of the paragraph, like this:

>This is a quote

In the "Fancy Pants Editor" you have to select the quote block option through the GUI.

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