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 \[\Rightarrow \] \[\frac{\text{Mass}\,\,\text{of}\,\,\text{fission}\,\,\text{products}}{\text{Mass}\,\,\text{of}\,\,\text{parent}\,\,\text{nucleus}}\text{1}\]You need to login to perform this action.
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