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when the total mass of the pro-
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masses of the initial nuclei. The
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energy of the products (E = nical
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usually eject one or more
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protons, photons, or alpha
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stars, hydrogen fuses to form helium, releasing energy in
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the number of neutrinos that come from the Sun,
scientists recently have demonstrated thar neutrinos
must have a mass greater than zero.