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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

The nuclear force is a short range force, this can be explained by fact that the binding energy per nucleon versus mass number curve:

  1. A is flat for mass numbers in the range from 30 to 170.
  2. B has a maxima for mass number 56
  3. C rises sharply with increase in mass number.
  4. D falls for heavier masses
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(A) is flat for mass numbers in the range from 30 to 170.

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The nuclear force is a short-range force, meaning a nucleon interacts only with its nearest neighbors. This leads to the saturation of nuclear forces, which is reflected in the binding energy per nucleon curve being approximately constant (flat) for a wide range of intermediate…