What is the mass defect?

A. It is the difference between measured mass and average isotope mass.

B. It is the difference between nuclear mass and the mass of its components.

C. It is seen as an increase in the masses of daughter elements.

D. It is identified as a missing line on an absorption spectrum.

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a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.