Water or H2O is lighter than is seperate constituents of 2 hydrogen and one oxygen. Their binding energy when together is borrowed from the element's masses themselves. The binding energy does not weigh. Therefor the bound constituents are lighter.

Binding energy is unconcentrated energy density that doesn't weigh or even resist. Mass is infinitely concentrated in a zero dimensional particle. All masses energy density is infinite. Matter particles are infinitely dense energy or point particle. Force is unconcentrated energy density spread out as it comes out of the particle at the speed of light when it was created.

Mitch Raemsch

Last edited by Nicholas (2008-04-11 00:58:18)