This question contains Statement-I and Statement-II. Of the…

Physics Atomic and Nuclear Physics Statement Based MCQ (Single Correct)

This question contains Statement-I and Statement-II. Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements.

Statement-I : Energy is released when heavy nuclei undergo fission or light nuclei undergo fusion.

Statement-II : For heavy nuclei, binding energy per nucleon increases with increasing Z while for light nuclei it decreases with increasing Z.

Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is a correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is not a correct explanation for Statement-I

Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false

Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true

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For heavy nucleus binding energy per nucleon decreases with increasing Z while for light nuclei it increases with increasing Z.

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