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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

The constancy of the binding energy per nucleons in the range \( 30 < A < 170 \), where A is the mass number shows that :

  1. A Nuclear force is attractive
  2. B Nuclear force is short ranged
  3. C Nuclear force is very strong
  4. D Nuclear force is long ranged
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(B) Nuclear force is short ranged

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This constancy is due to the saturation property of nuclear forces. Because the force is short-ranged, a nucleon only interacts with its immediate neighbors rather than all nucleons in the nucleus, keeping the binding energy per nucleon roughly constant regardless of total size.…
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