It is often possible to use atomic masses when calculating the binding energy of a nucleus. This is not true for calculating the Q value for the e+ decay process since

a. the electron masses do not cancel.
b. a positron is an antiparticle.
c. the electron masses cancel.
d. the mass of a positron cannot be neglected when compared to the mass of a nucleus.
e. none of the above.


a

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