Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Nuclei
Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them
- increases with mass number at low mass numbers
- decreases with mass number at low mass numbers
- increases with mass number at high mass numbers
- decreases with mass number at high mass numbers.
Answer
(D) decreases with mass number at high mass numbers.
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