Your tutor says atomic nuclei are converted to nuclear energy in a nuclear reaction. why should you seek a new tutor?

The answer is "Momentum and net Energy(that contains mass)".

Explanation:

No matter which type of nuclear reaction, the momentum always is maintained. According to the formula, E = mc^2 of Einstein, energy conservation on the atomic level requires the change in mass of its core which may have been shared throughout the reaction as mass and energy, that's why we can say that the nuclei aren't fully converted into electrical energy rather rearranged and the mass could be changed and dispensed to the nucleon as energy.

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