Figure A-2 -If the Mass Per Nucleon in Atomic Nuclei Varied as Atomic

question 91

Multiple Choice

Figure A-2

-If the mass per nucleon in atomic nuclei varied as shown in the fictitious plot above, then nuclear energy would be available from the element iron (atomic no. 26) by the process of nuclear

• A)fission.
• B)fusion.
• C)both.
• D)neither. Accordingly, uranium would yield energy by nuclear
• E)fission
• F)fusion
• G)both
• H)neither

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