A) less than 1
B) greater than 1
C) equal to 1
D) depends on the mass of parent nucleus
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
In fission process, when a parent nucleus breaks into daughter products, then some mass is lost in the form of energy. Thus, mass of fission products < mass of parent nucleus |
\[\Rightarrow \] \[\frac{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{fission}\,\text{products}}{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{parent}\,\text{nucleus}}\text{1}\] |
Note: 1. Nuclear fission was discovered by Ottohan and Strassman. |
2. In each fission reaction a tremendous amount of energy \[(\approx \,190\,MeV)\] is released. |
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