Nuclei - Result Question 36
37. In any fission process, the ratio
$\frac{\text{ mass of fission products }}{\text{ mass of parent nucleus }}$ is
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(a) equal to 1
(b) greater than 1
(c) less than 1
(d) depends on the mass of the parent nucleus
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 37. (c)
Solution:
- (c) Binding energy per nucleon for fission products is higher relative to Binding energy per nucleon for parent nucleus, i.e., more masses are lost and are obtained as kinetic energy of fission products. So, the given ratio $<1$.
