Assertion : In a fission reaction a heavy nucleus is broken into three fragement of nearly equal mass .
Reason: The binding energy per nucleon for a heavy nuclei is less than the binding energy per nucleon of the fragments.

Options

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both A and R are false

Answer

D