The atomic mass of a neutral deuterium atom ( ) is

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Problem

The atomic mass of a neutral deuterium atom (

^{2}_{1}\text{H}

) is

2.014102\,\text{u}

. Given

m_p=1.007276\,\text{u}

m_n=1.008665\,\text{u}

m_e=0.0005486\,\text{u}

and

1\,\text{u}=1.660539\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg}

, calculate the mass defect of the deuteron in kilograms.