Physics · Nuclear Physics

JEE Main 2025 — 23 January, Evening Shift — Question 61

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : The binding energy per nucleon is found to be practically independent of the atomic number A, for nuclei with mass numbers between 30 and 170.

Reason (R): Nuclear force is long range.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Option A:

    (A) is false but (R) is true

  2. Option B:

    (A) is true but ( R ) is false

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  4. Option D:

    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

Answer: B

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics
Topic
Mass Defect, Binding Energy and Q-Value of Nuclear Reaction
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