A uranium-235 nucleus captures a slow neutron and splits into two medium-mass fragments with a large release of energy. Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Splitting a nucleus of mass number about 240 into two nuclei of mass number about 120 releases energy.
Reason (R): The binding energy per nucleon is higher for nuclei near A ≈ 120 than for nuclei near A ≈ 240.

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A uranium-235 nucleus captures a slow neutron and splits into two medium-mass fragments with a large release of energy. Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct option.

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Practising is step one. Knowing what to practise next is the hard part.

Practising is step one. Knowing what to practise next is the hard part