Atoms and Nuclei — JEE Main 2025 · 23 Jan, Evening shift · Q29

Question

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:

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(B) (A) is true but (R) is false

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

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(C) (A) is false but (R) is true

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

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