| Statement I: | For all elements, greater the mass of the nucleus, greater is the binding energy per nucleon. |
| Statement II: | For all elements, nuclei with less binding energy per nucleon transforms to nuclei with greater binding energy per nucleon. |
| 1. | Both Statement I and Statement II are True |
| 2. | Statement I is True but Statement II is False |
| 3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are False |
| 4. | Statement I is False but Statement II is True |
| Assertion (A): | The binding energy per nucleon is found to be practically independent of the atomic number \(A,\) for nuclei with mass numbers between \(30\) and \(170.\) |
| Reason (R): | Nuclear force is long range In the light of the above statements, Choose he correct answer from the options given below: |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |