A nucleon has more mass when it is
A) outside the nucleus.
B) inside the nucleus.
C) both the same

Name: A nucleon has more mass when it is A) outside the nucleus. B) inside the nucleus. C) both the same
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A nucleon (proton or neutron) has more mass when it is outside the nucleus due to the mass-energy equivalence principle. Inside the nucleus, the binding energy that holds nucleons together effectively reduces their mass compared to when they are isolated.

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