The mass of a helium nucleus is slightly less than the sum of its parts (2 protons and 2 neutrons) because
A) some of the mass is converted to binding energy.
B) some of the mass is given to electrons.
C) the mass of protons and neutrons are not precisely known.
D) the mass of a proton is larger than the mass of a neutron.
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