Nuclear Binding Energy: Going from Medium Mass Nuclei to Heavy

question 8

Multiple Choice

Nuclear binding energy: Going from medium mass nuclei to heavy nuclei, the average binding energy per nucleon

• A) decreases.
• B) behaves randomly with no clear pattern.
• C) does not change.
• D) increases.
• E) doubles.

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