Question

Assertion (A): Nuclei having mass number about 60 are least stable.

Reason (R): When two or more light nuclei are combined into a heavier nucleus then the binding energy per nucleon will decrease.

Options

• If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

• If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

• If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

• If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

If both Assertion and Reason are false.