u/AHumanWithABrain

So I had an exam the other day and the following fusion equation was given:
4H -> He + 2 positron
*H is made up of 1 proton and no neutron
The mass defect of the Helium is given as 0.0030337u and positron has no binding energy
In the calculation for energy released by fusion, do I need to take into account the mass of positron or is the energy released the mass defect only?

(I included the positron in my calculation but my teacher didn’t (He said it was because positron has no binding energy))

So I had an exam the other day and the following fusion equation was given:
4H -> He + 2 positron
*H is made up of 1 proton and no neutron
The mass defect of the Helium is given as 0.0030337u and positron has no binding energy
In the calculation for energy released by fusion, do I need to take into account the mass of positron or is the energy released the mass defect only?

(I included the positron in my calculation but my teacher didn’t (He said it was because positron has no binding energy))