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Fission of nuclei is possible because the binding energy per nuclei 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

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B
For lighter and heavier nuclei have low binding energy per nucleons.
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