Outline any three main features of specific binding energy curve.

Explanation

The conclusions drawn from the features of specific binding energy curve:
(i) The nuclear force is strong and attractive and produce binding energy of a few Me V per nucleon.
(ii) The constant specific binding energy for `30 lt A lt170` implies that the nuclear force is a short range and saturated force.
(iii) For nuclei `A ge 240`, nuclei can be brocken into smaller nuclei by bombarding them with fast moving projectiles.
(iv) For light nuclui `(A le 10)`, the specific binding energy of the fused heavier nuclei is more then the lighter nuclei.