Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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ISBN: 9780133647495
Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 40, Problem 27A
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The ranking of the nuclei undergoes fission by the reduction in mass from greatest to least.

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The ranking of the nuclei undergoes fission by the reduction in mass from greatest to least is A, B, C, D.

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Introduction:

The mass per nucleon most prominent for lightest cores, least for iron and has an intermediate amount for the heaviest nuclei.

The mass per nucleon for iron is least for iron in the figure, so the reduction in the mass of iron is least.

The mass per nucleon keeps increases for a nucleus that has a greater value of an atomic number. The figure shows that greater the atomic number greater is the reduction in the mass of the nuclei after the iron.

The atomic number of Uranium is greatest among the given nuclei, so the reduction in mass is greatest for Uranium and least for iron.

The reduction in mass of radium and gold follow Uranium from greatest to least.

Conclusion:

Thus, the ranking of the nuclei undergoes fission by the reduction in mass from greatest to leastis A, B, C, D.

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