Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Fission of nuclei is possible because th...

Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon in them

A

Increases with mass number at high mass numbers

B

Decreases with mass number at high mass numbers

C

increases with mass number at low mass numbers

D

Decreases with mass number at low mass numbers

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
B
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • NUCLEI

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION-D)|10 Videos

  • NUCLEI

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION-B)|27 Videos

  • MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise Assignment Section J (Aakash Challengers Questions)|5 Videos

  • OSCILLATIONS

    AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH|Exercise Assignment (Section D) (ASSERTION-REASON TYPE QUESTIONS)|13 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nuclei in them

Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nuclei in them

Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nuclei in them

The value of binding energy per nucleon is

The binding energy per nucleon is maximum in the case of.

The binding energy per nucleon is maximum in the case of.

Statement-1:In a spontaneous fission reaction a heavy nucleus is split into two medium sized ones, each of the new nuclei will have more binding energy per nucleon than the original nucleus Statement-2:Joining two light nuclei together to give a single nucleus of medium size means more binding energy per nucleon in the new nucleus .

When the number of nucleons in a nuclues increases the binding energy per nucleon

Average binding energy per nucleon over a wide range is

Draw the graph showing thervariation of binding energy per nucleon with mass number. Give therason for the decrease of binding energy per nucleon for nuclei with high mass numbers. The binding energy per nucleon for nuclei with high mass number is low due to the large coulomb repulsion between the protons inside these nuclei.

AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH-NUCLEI-ASSIGNMENT (SECTION-C)
  1. In the reaction ""(1)^(2)H+""(1)^(3)H to ""(2)^(4)He+""(0)^(1)n. If th...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. The nuclei of which one of the following pairs of nuclei are isotones?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nucleon i...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. In any fission process the ratio ("mass of fission products ")/(" mas...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. The volume occupied by an atom is greater than the volume of the nucle...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Alpha particles are

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The mass number of a nucleus is

    Text Solution

    |

  8. The radius of germanium (Ge) nuclide is measured to be twice the radiu...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What is the respective number of alpha and beta-particles emitted in t...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. A nucleus ruptures into two nuclear parts, which have their velocity r...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The most pentrating radiation out of the following is

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Complete the equation for the following fission process .(92)U^(235)...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. In one alpha and 2 beta-emissions

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A nuclear decay is expressed as '.(6)C^(11) rarr .(5)B^(11)+beta^(+)+X...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. In compound X(n, alpha) rarr .(3)Li^(7), the element X is

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Mn and Mp represet the mass of neutron and proton respectively. An ele...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Which rays contain (+ Ve) charged particle : -

    Text Solution

    |

  18. When a deuterium is bombarded on .(8)O^(16) nucleus, an alpha-particle...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A nuclear reaction given by .(Z)X^(A) rarr .(Z+1)Y^(A)+ .(-1)e^(0)+b...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. If in a nuclear fusion process, the masses of the fusing nuclei be m(1...

    Text Solution

    |