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In the process of fission, the binding energy per nucleon

A

Increases

B

Decreases

C

Remains unchanged

D

Increases for mass number `A lt 56` nuclei but decreases for mass number `A gt 56`

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  5. The product of the fission of U^(235) by thermal neutron are

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  11. The operation of a nuclear reactor is said to be critical, if the mult...

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  15. If the neutrons reproduction factor K is a) greater than 1 the fiss...

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  17. Chain reaction can be initiated by

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