 Quote by +Minkie+
What I'm getting at is if that were true wouldn't it prove E=MC^2 wrong?
As the Fe nucleus would have more energy but less mass than the nickel nucleus.
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No, it would not. The binding energy is not the same as the rest energy of the nucleus. The binding energy is related to the
mass defect, not the total nuclear mass. The greater the mass defect, the greater the total binding energy.
If you think there's something that proves E=mc^2 wrong, then you've either got incorrect data, or you're applying an incorrect reasoning. In this case, it is the latter.