AP EAMCET202119 Aug 2021Evening ShiftPhysicsNuclear PhysicsActual
Which of the following statement is correct?
Options
- AThe rest mass of the stable nucleus is less than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons
- BThe rest mass of the stable nucleus is greater than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons
- CIn nuclear fission, energy is released by fusion is of two nuclei of medium mass (approximate 100   amu )
- DNone of these
Correct answer
A. The rest mass of the stable nucleus is less than the sum of the rest masses of its separated nucleons
Step-by-step solution
The invariant mass, rest mass, intrinsic mass, proper mass, or in the case of bound systems simply mass, is the portion of the total mass of an object or system of objects that is independent of the overall motion of the system.