Question

Assertion (A): Nuclear fusion reactions are considered as thermo-nuclear reactions

Reason (R): The source of stellar energy is nuclear fusion

• A. Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A & R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both A & R are true and R is not correct explanation of A

Nuclear fusion reaction are consider as thermo-nuclear reaction because for the nuclear fusion reaction to start we have to provide lot of temperature and heat energy to overcome the potential energy before fusion and the source of energy of stars is nothing but nuclear energy.